Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Amelia Holt Atwater-Rhodes, known professionally as Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, is an American author of fantasy and young adult literature...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth16 April 1984
CountryUnited States of America
peace children prayer
My prayer is simple my dear one, my dear one. May you never need understand. My prayer is for peacetime, my child, my child. Live it well and this life can be grand.
interesting littles chaos
Life is nothing without a little chaos to make it interesting.
detest enjoyed interest magazines mall
Wandering around the mall and giggling at magazines doesn't interest me. I've never enjoyed shopping. I detest shoes.
mom
My mom was really of the belief that, as long as you were reading anything, it was okay. Just read.
I read and enjoy just about anything I can get my hands on.
explored fully hit projects publish scuba swung tail throw
I have swung on a flying trapeze, explored a glacier, and been hit in the face by a shark's tail while scuba diving. I like to throw myself fully into projects and adventures, which is probably how I managed to publish a book in the first place.
bore life prefer versus
I prefer to write about what we refer to as 'the supernatural' versus everyday life. Humans, by themselves, bore me.
conversation ends hear song
Honestly, I get character ideas from the most inane places. Sometimes a song will give me an idea. Sometimes I will just hear a snippet of conversation that ends up having nothing to do with the book that emerges.
agent calling close needed telling
In 2006, when I had come very close to calling my agent and telling him I needed to take a break, NaNoWriMo was where I found my inspiration again.
chance engage fool given life opportunity suspect truth
The truth is, I like to engage with life fully. Given an opportunity to do something I don't often get a chance to do, I feel the need to try it, even if I suspect I'll make a fool out of myself.