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My first book was signed up when I was 13, and I've been writing ever since. But penning the 'Halo' series has been so much more rewarding than I ever expected. For three years, from the age of 16 to 19, I poured my life, my experiences, and a love for the supernatural that dates back to childhood into these books.

~Alexandra Adornetto

Topics: Age Back Been Book Books Childhood Dates Ever Expected Experiences First Halo Life Love More Much My Life Poured Rewarding Series Signed Since Supernatural Than Three Up Writing Years

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Because characters are your creations, you are the one who ultimately gets to decide their fate.

~Alexandra Adornetto

Topics: Because Characters Creations Decide Fate Gets Ultimately Who You Your

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The South is full of memories and ghosts of the past. For me, it is the most inspiring place to write, from William Faulkner's haunted antebellum home to the banks of the Mississippi to the wind that whispers through the cotton fields.

~Alexandra Adornetto

Topics: Banks Cotton Faulkner Fields Full Ghosts Haunted Home Inspiring Me Memories Mississippi Most Past Place South Through William Wind Write

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We have a host of English teachers in the family. My mum is an English teacher, and so are my dad, my aunt and my uncle. I have grown up with family writing competitions, and I can't remember a birthday or Christmas present that didn't include books.

~Alexandra Adornetto

Topics: Aunt Birthday Books Christmas Competitions Dad English English Teacher Family Grown Host Include Mum Present Remember Teacher Teachers Uncle Up Writing

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Always, as a child, I would go around the house, and if I found a word that I didn't know the meaning of, I would write it down and ask my parents to define it and try to memorise it.

~Alexandra Adornetto

Topics: Always Around Ask Child Define Down Found Go House Know Meaning Meaning Of Parents Try Word Would Write

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Literature has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I can't think back before a time that I didn't love writing and reading. When I was really young, my mother would read poems to me. I loved Edgar Allan Poe - I am sure I didn't understand it, but I loved it.

~Alexandra Adornetto

Topics: Am Back Been Before Edgar Life Literature Long Love Loved Me Mother My Life Part Poe Poems Read Reading Really Remember Sure Think Time Understand Would Writing Young I Am I Can

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I never thought about writing a novel until I was 13, and that happened by chance. I was on school holidays, and I was bored, and I thought I just wanted to do something to occupy myself instead of asking, 'What can I do, mum? Entertain me.' I started, and it really just took over, and I realised, 'Wow, this is an amazing experience.'

~Alexandra Adornetto

Topics: About Amazing Amazing Experience Asking Bored Chance Entertain Experience Happened Holidays Instead Just Me Mum Myself Never Novel Occupy Over Realised Really School Something Started Thought Took Until Wanted Wow Writing

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VCE exams do not showcase students' abilities. By this, I mean that the system fails to recognise the diversity of skills, and most subjects do not allow students to demonstrate skills in a form other than a written exam.

~Alexandra Adornetto

Topics: Ability Allow Demonstrate Diversity Exam Exams Fails Form Mean Most Other Recognise Showcase Skills Students Subjects System Than Written

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Here is just the beginning of a list of skills that exam results cannot possibly hope to reflect: interpersonal skills, the ability to entertain, how articulate we are as speakers, our ability to work as part of a team, the ability to deal with challenges and invention.

~Alexandra Adornetto

Topics: Ability Articulate Beginning Cannot Challenges Deal Entertain Exam Here Hope How Interpersonal Invention Just List Our Part Possibly Reflect Results Skills Speakers Team Work

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While my seemingly compulsive school-hopping has raised some eyebrows among my peers and caused my parents understandable consternation, I do not regret it.

~Alexandra Adornetto

Topics: Among Caused Compulsive Eyebrows Parents Peers Raised Regret Seemingly Some Understandable While

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Biography

Nationality: Australian

Type: Author

Born: April 18th, 1993

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