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| Champagne after the Golden Kite Awards! |
"The only thing you have control over is writing the best book you can." –Jane Yolen
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"Download your own fight song and know there's a Jordan out there waiting for your story." –Carolyn Crimi, on her process and the young reader who wrote her to say thank you.
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Crystal Allen thanking her character Mya Tibbs, "for teaching me to walk the walk, not just talk the talk."
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The absence of a trend in the YA space means more opportunity for individual stories. –Brooks Sherman
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...And how when there's room for everyone to speak, it means you sometimes have to ceed the floor. – Marietta Zacker
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“If you can look at your earlier work and cringe a little, that means you’ve improved.” –Dan Santat
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"Diversity is not a trend." –Angie Thomas
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"'No' is not a rejection of you." –Emma Dryden
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"The illustrations are the unfiltered storytelling for the child." –Laurent Linn
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“Make a pair of wings. The best way to work creatively is to fly somewhere new.” –Jane Yolen
Now take that inspiration, and illustrate and write on!
Lee
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