Honestly, I get character ideas from the most inan... -Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

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.

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Amelia Atwater-Rhodes is an American author known for her young adult fantasy novels, including the "Den of Shadows" series. She published her first book, "In the Forests of the Night," at the age of 13. Atwater-Rhodes' early success as a writer and her contributions to the fantasy genre have made her a notable figure in young adult literature.

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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...
I do not read newspaper comics unless they happen to be out when I visit my parents, but I follow several online comics, which I check every morning w...
My mom was really of the belief that, as long as you were reading anything, it was okay. Just read....
Even if I earn millions, I will probably do the average things, like live in a dorm and work at McDonald's....
I prefer to write about what we refer to as 'the supernatural' versus everyday life. Humans, by themselves, bore me....
Vampires were an excellent springboard. I still love them; they fascinate me....
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 conversatio...
I work during the days and have night classes on Wednesday and Thursday and live with my partner, who is in school during the days and works Wednesday...
If we ever have free time, my partner and I are fond of going on walks through the local state forests and parks....
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....

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If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun....
To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal....
Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident....
To become 'unique,' the challenge is to fight the hardest battle which anyone can imagine until you reach your destination....
One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions....
Almost half of the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been o...
No sanction can stand against ignited minds....
As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me....
Building capacity dissolves differences. It irons out inequalities....
Nations consist of people. And with their effort, a nation can accomplish all it could ever want....