An Na
An Na
An Nais a South Korea-born American children's book author. Starting her career as a middle school English and History teacher, Na turned to writing novels after taking a young adult literature class while enrolled in an M.F.A. program at Vermont College of Fine Arts. She gained success with her very first novel A Step From Heaven, published by Front Street Press in 2001, which won the annual Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association recognizing the year's "best...
NationalitySouth Korean
ProfessionAuthor
people trying identity
Try becoming a person people want to be with rather than conforming yourself to the false identity of what you conceive their ideal to be.
intensity open people places sound struggling though
I had been struggling with how to create a child-like protagonist's voice without making it sound as though I was 'dumbing down' to the character. They are able to see events, people and places with an intensity and open mindedness that adults lack.
people
When you do one thing, people think it's right or wrong. Maybe half-half.
people system
It was a big decision to leave the system because many people said I would fail.
people chinese wimbledon
If I didn't do well at Wimbledon maybe Chinese people will forget about me.
people knows
People know what I'm doing.
amazing character chinese ethnicity good loved matter people related relates
That's what was so amazing about 'Mulan.' Here is this story with all Chinese characters, and yet so many people related to her character and loved the story. So I really think as long as you have a good story that relates to a lot of people, it doesn't matter what ethnicity it is.
moving people forgiving
People who have had family members killed are able to forgive the murderer because that's the only way they can move on.
people rewards synergy
I love that synergy between being entertainers and having people respond. There's no greater reward.
front hard korean pressed sound
If I had to speak in front of a Korean audience, I would be hard pressed to sound other than a little girl.
cutting half careful
Careful, love. Prices aren't the only things I can cut in half!
believe vampire firsts
First rule about vampires, don`t believe anything you read.
halos hats
Hats are like a halo of happiness,
focus quality improvement
A massive amount of quantity with a deliberate focus on improvement leads to the knowledge and experience of how to make quality.