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Have a picture in mind of the kind of career you want, the kind of writer you want to be. This will help you make tough decisions when you reach crossroads - choosing an agent, deciding to accept deals.

~Carrie Vaughn

Topics: Accept Agent Career Choosing Crossroads Deals Deciding Decisions Help Kind Make Mind Picture Reach Tough Tough Decisions Want Will Writer You

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Don't hold back in your writing. Take risks. Go ahead and tackle that crazy idea that you think will never fly, because that may be the one that makes you stand out from the crowd. Keep pushing the envelope.

~Carrie Vaughn

Topics: Back Because Crazy Crowd Envelope Fly Go Hold Idea Keep Makes May Never Out Pushing Risks Stand Tackle Take Think Will Writing You Your Ahead

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I got a crash-course education in urban fantasy. I suddenly had to look up all these other writers I was supposed to be in a genre with. I instantly had to become an expert in this genre I knew almost nothing about.

~Carrie Vaughn

Topics: About Almost Almost Nothing Become Education Expert Fantasy Genre Got Had Instantly Knew Look Nothing Other Suddenly Supposed Up Urban Writers

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I got into an argument with my original publisher. They wanted me to do 'Kitty' and nothing else. I wanted to do lots of things, not just 'Kitty' books.

~Carrie Vaughn

Topics: Argument Books Else Got Just Kitty Lots Me Nothing Original Publisher Things Wanted

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I wanted to be Carrie Vaughn the awesome writer, not the chick who writes the 'Kitty' books.

~Carrie Vaughn

Topics: Awesome Books Carrie Chick Kitty Wanted Who Writer Writes

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When aspiring writers ask me about how they should target their writing, I tell them to pay no attention to that kind of thing. It will restrict you. You will end up falling into stereotypes in an effort to tailor your work toward a perceived genre category.

~Carrie Vaughn

Topics: About Ask Aspiring Attention Category Effort End Falling Genre How Kind Me Pay Perceived Restrict Should Stereotypes Tailor Target Tell Them Thing Toward Up Will Work Writers Writing You Your

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I was born on Mather Air Force Base near Sacramento, but we moved around a lot.

~Carrie Vaughn

Topics: Air Air Force Around Base Born Force Lot Moved Near I Was Born

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I had a few really bad years in school, just from not fitting in and being bullied. It was kind of brilliant being a military brat, though, because when you're in that kind of situation, you just think, 'I only have to hang on for another year, because then we'll move. It'll be fine if I can just get out of here.'

~Carrie Vaughn

Topics: Another Bad Because Being Brat Brilliant Bullied Few Fine Fitting Fitting In Get Had Hang Here Just Kind Military Move Only Out Really School Situation Then Think Though Year Years You I Can

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My parents are both huge science-fiction and fantasy fans - I was fed it.

~Carrie Vaughn

Topics: Both Fans Fantasy Fed Huge Parents Science-Fiction

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I admit, I'm suspicious of any career planning that involves chasing the next 'big thing,' just because it's so hard to predict what the next big thing is going to be a couple of years - or even six months - out.

~Carrie Vaughn

Topics: Admit Any Because Big Big Thing Career Chasing Couple Even Going Hard Involves Just Just Because Months Next Out Planning Predict Six Suspicious Thing Years

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: January 28th, 1973

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