【What’sitliketobeapopularteenauthor?WeaskedAmeliaAtwater-RhodesauthorofIntheForestsoftheNighttofinditout.Howdoyoucomeupwithyourideas?Istartwithaminorcharacterandthenexpandonthatcha】

What’sitliketobeapopularteenauthor?WeaskedAmeliaAtwater-Rhodesauthorof IntheForestsoftheNight tofinditout.

Howdoyoucomeupwithyourideas?

Istartwithaminorcharacterandthenexpandonthatcharacter.InthefirstbookIjustwrotesomeflatcharacterstopassthetime.EventuallyIwantedtoknowmoreaboutthecharactersI’dcreated.ThefirstthingsIwroteweren’tverygoodbuttheydidgetmetostartwritingwhichwasimportant.

Howhasyourwritingevolved?

EverybookIwriteIgetmoreintoit.Historyisoneofmypassions(酷爱)rightnow.SometimesI’lltakeinspirationfromcharactersinAncientEgyptRomeorMesoamerica.Myfirstcharacterswereflatbutnowthey’relikemybestfriends.

Howdidyoufeelwhenyourbookwasfirstpublished?

Itcameasashock.ThefirsttimeIsawmybookinprintIcouldbarelybelieveit.Ihadtotellmyself“Thisisreal.I’mnotdreaming.”

Whatdoesyourwritingspacelooklike?

Imostlywriteonthecomputerinmyroom.Icanwriteanywhereaslongasit’squiet.Ialsodowritinginnotebooks.

Howdoyoumaketimeforyourwriting?

Writingisoneofthosethingsthatyouwillmaketimeforifyouwanttodoit.WhenIhavesomethingtowriteI’llneedtowriteit.Ifyoulovewritingyouwillmaketimeforit.

Doyouthinkreadinghelpswriting?

Definitely.Whenyoureadyougetusedtovisualizingthingsinprint.I’mnotabigtelevisionfansoIhavealwaysspentalotoftimereading.Youlearntoseethingsinwords.Youfigureouthowtoexpressyourselfinwords.Youlearnthebasicsandthengettheideasforyourwriting.

What’syouradviceforaspiring(有志向的)kidwriters?

Gooutanddoit.Findotherpeoplewhowrite.Keepatit!Youcanalwaysedit.Everyauthorishisorherownworstcritic.Ifyoulovetowritejustdoit．

21．WhatdoweknowaboutAmelia?

A．Historicalcharactersinspirehertowrite.

B．Shelikestocreateperfectcharactersfromthebeginning.

C．Sheconsiders IntheForestsoftheNight asherbestnovel.

D．Flatcharactersoncestoppedherfromimprovingherwriting.

22．WhenAmeliafirstsawherbookinprintshewas________.

A．amazed　B．disapp