As a writer, I agonize over what names to give my characters, much in the same way (I would imagine) that parents deliberate over what to name their children. Names have power. Maybe not in a physical sense. A name won’t affect our appearance or intelligence, but it certainly impacts our perception of ourselves, as […]

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I’ve always been interested in fairy tales and fantasy. Some of my favorite books are re-imaginings of old fairy tales, and I think it is amazing how the same stories from centuries ago can be retold over and over, each author bringing something new to it. My favorite authors include Gail Carson Levine, JK Rowling, […]

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