Catherynne M. Valente

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Catherynne M. Valente — American Writer born on May 05, 1979,

Catherynne M. Valente is an American fiction writer, poet, and literary critic. For her speculative fiction novels she has won the annual James Tiptree, Andre Norton, and Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards. Her short fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine, the World Fantasy Award–winning anthologies Salon Fantastique and Paper Cities, along with numerous Year's Best volumes. Her critical work has appeared in the International Journal of the Humanities under the name Bethany L. Thomas as well as in numerous essay collections... (wikipedia)

Monsters almost always are culture's way of working out their fears and are thus inherently incredibly interesting and powerful.
No matter what you write, you actually can't help retelling a fairy tale somewhere along the way.
Fantasy is my heart and love. And I just want to play in that garden for the rest of my life.
For most of us, fanfiction is a non-issue. Even for midlist writers. We will never be popular enough for people to play in our worlds with any frequency. The problem for us is getting people to read and care about our books that much in the first place.
Every writing teacher I ever had except for one told me I was an awful writer, had no idea what I was doing, and should stop immediately. It only took the one to tell me something different to light a fire under me.
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