I loved fairy tales as a kid, so that's where my mind gravitates.

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• Gail Carson Levine:

  'EIla Enchanted' began in a marvelous writing course at New York City's The New School.

• Gail Carson Levine:

  I had to write something and couldn't think of a plot, so I decided to write a Cinderella story bec

• Gail Carson Levine:

  As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult,

• Gail Carson Levine:

  It feels presumptuous to think of writing for adults.

• Gail Carson Levine:

  Most of the authors I liked were dead, so it didn't seem like a safe occupation.

• Gail Carson Levine:

  I was excited to make my own 'Neverland.'

• Gail Carson Levine:

  Ideas sometimes come from nowhere, and sometimes they take lots of thinking.

• Gail Carson Levine:

  Managing to tell a story is very gratifying.

• Gail Carson Levine:

  If a big person invests time in reading, kids learn reading is important, the child is important, w

• Gail Carson Levine:

  Encourage children to write their own stories, and then don't rain on their parade. Don't say, 'Tha