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I didn't plan to write YA - I had a story that simply wasn't working as a straight-up fantasy novel.

~Carrie Vaughn

Topics: Fantasy Had Novel Plan Simply Story Working Write Ya

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Robin McKinley's 'The Blue Sword' was a defining book of my teen years, and I'd love to have more books like that in the world.

~Carrie Vaughn

Topics: Blue Book Books Defining Like Love More Robin Sword Teen Teen Years World Years

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What's interesting to me is how many vampire/urban fantasy authors are writing young adult series as well, often set in the same world as their adult books, but focused on a younger audience.

~Carrie Vaughn

Topics: Adult Audience Authors Books Fantasy Focused How Interesting Many Me Often Same Series Set Well World Writing Young Young Adult Younger

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All writing and publishing is very difficult, regardless of genre. There are going to be obstacles no matter what.

~Carrie Vaughn

Topics: Difficult Genre Going Matter Obstacles Publishing Regardless Very Writing

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I would ask, 'Have you read '1984'? Have you read 'Brave New World'? If so, I'm sorry, but you read science fiction.'

~Carrie Vaughn

Topics: Ask Brave Brave New World Fiction New New World Read Science Science Fiction Sorry World Would You

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Writers can feel pretty powerless in the big corporate world of publishing, but sometimes our greatest power is the ability to say 'no.'

~Carrie Vaughn

Topics: Ability Big Corporate Corporate World Feel Greatest Our Power Powerless Pretty Publishing Say Sometimes World Writers

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If you sell yourself short before you even start, you'll never know how far you could have gone. Ambition is a wonderful thing and has gotten me farther than I ever thought I'd go.

~Carrie Vaughn

Topics: Ambition Before Could Even Ever Far Farther Go Gone Gotten How How Far Know Me Never Sell Short Start Than Thing Thought Wonderful Wonderful Thing You Yourself

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Grand Central really didn't want me doing anything under my own name but the 'Kitty' novels.

~Carrie Vaughn

Topics: Anything Central Doing Grand Kitty Me My Own Name Novels Own Really Want

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: January 28th, 1973

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