Avi
Avi
American author of young adult literature and winner of the Newbery Medal in 2003.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth23 December 1937
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
wind mind sailor
A sailor may choose the wind to ride out of seaport, but the wind has a mind of it's own.
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I think you become a writer when you stop writing for yourself or your teachers and start thinking about readers.
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I want my readers to feel, to think, sometimes to laugh. But most of all I want them to enjoy a good read.
wind mind safe
A sailor chooses the wind that takes the ship from a safe port. Ah, yes, but once you're abroad, as you have seen, winds have a mind of their own. Be careful, Charlotte, careful of the wind you choose.
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It all depends on you. If you want it to be different,it will be different. Don't look at the world with your eyes but with your heart.
mind
My mind has become somewhat like a book. What I mean by that is that when I look at the world, I see it as a story.
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Listen and watch the world around you. Don't be satisfied with answers others give you.
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I was born in New York City, along with a twin sister. I am five minutes older than Emily. It was Emily, for reasons no one knows - she certainly doesn't - who called me Avi. It stuck. It's the only name I use now.
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To become a novelist, the most crucial thing one must do is read, read and read again - gradually you begin to think like a writer. Ideas are not found - they are shaped.
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Every night, I was read to. Every Friday, we were taken to the library. I always received at least one book for my birthday. I have a few of them yet. Early on, I had my own collection of books. I loved to read. Still do.
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Don't assume that because everyone believes a thing, that it is right or wrong. Reason things out for yourself. Work to get answers on your own. Understand why you believe things.
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Everybody has ideas. The vital question is, what do you do with them? My rock musician sons shape their ideas into music. My sister takes her ideas and fashions them into poems. My brother uses his ideas to help him understand science. I take my ideas and turn them into stories.
life people
A lot of people think inspiration means magic. But really, inspiration means to put life into something.
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It makes it harder to write if I watch a lot of television, because television is not like a written story.