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Tony DiTerlizzi

Tony DiTerlizzi

American Artist

Born: Sep 6, 1969

Book Books Love Me Will You

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When you hear the words 'magic' and 'story', they will probably evoke thoughts of your favourite fairy tales from childhood. Storybook pages abound with all manner of magic: fantastical fairies, wish-granting genies, or even a certain boy wizard. Tony DiTerlizzi

I loved stories as a kid, both being read to me and enjoying on my own. All these stories inspired my imagination, and that's what I have always aimed at doing for my readers: ignite their imaginations. Tony DiTerlizzi

Me Own Imagination Kid My Own Both Inspired Read Readers Always Doing Being Stories Loved Ignite Enjoying Imaginations

When you're in elementary school, you get these amazing assignments, like to come up with your own animal, come up with your own city, come up with your own planet, what do the people look like; you're very much encouraged to be as imaginative as possible. Tony DiTerlizzi

I would love having Winnie-the-Pooh stay here at the house. We could talk of food and what we were eating next. Maybe ponder that over a little morsel... and then take a little nap and dream of desserts. Tony DiTerlizzi

I love books, and I love to read, and I had ideas for books that I thought would be neat to read. Tony DiTerlizzi

Love Thought Books Would Would-Be Had Ideas Read Neat

With the success of 'Spiderwick,' it's allowed me to be able to have the freedom to really be able to tell the stories that I really wanted to tell, that I've always wanted to tell. Tony DiTerlizzi

Success Freedom Me Tell Able Allowed Always Wanted Stories Really

The most challenging and exciting aspect is the outline and formation of the plot points. This is the stage where the notion of the story begins to take shape, and I can see glimpses of what is to come. Tony DiTerlizzi

Stage Plot See Outline Shape Take Points Exciting Come Most Begins Where Formation Story Aspect Notion Challenging

My outlines can be 10-20 pages in length and focus primarily on the physical active plot over the emotional plot. Tony DiTerlizzi

Focus Active Plot Physical Outlines Emotional Primarily Over Length Pages

Now, as Global Ambassador for Starlight Children's Foundation, which brightens the lives of poorly children, I visit hospitals and tell stories to the young patients. Sometimes I read. Sometimes I draw. Tony DiTerlizzi

Sometimes Young Draw Visit Tell Hospitals Global Read Ambassador Patients Children Stories Which Poorly Now Foundation Lives

I can't remember a time when I wasn't inspired by 'Star Wars.' Tony DiTerlizzi

Time Remember Inspired Wars Star Star Wars

I love stories. I loved stories when I was a kid. My mom read stories to me all the time. Tony DiTerlizzi

Love Time Mom Me Kid Read Love Stories Stories Loved

I think about what 10-year-old Tony would want that 40-year-old Tony can make. Tony DiTerlizzi

Think Would About Make Want Tony

If you like my renditions of faerie-folk, then you will most certainly like Brian Froud's work. Tony DiTerlizzi

Work You Will Like Most Then Brian Certainly

Usually, an author writes a manuscript that is handed in to the editor. The editor will then work with an art director to find just the right illustrator for the job, and off they go. Many times, the illustrator and author never meet. Tony DiTerlizzi

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