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“It is always a tense moment for an author to see how someone hasillustrated his or her story, because the author has lived for so long with these characters, sometimes for years.”

Quote by Pat Mora

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Pat Mora is an American author born in 1942. Her works focus on children's literature and have gained widespread popularity. Mora's books often explore themes of multiculturalism and family values, and have been translated into multiple languages and spread globally. more

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“I have a deep attachment to the natural world. It's a major influence on my writing, and as I look out over the wonderful snow-covered Santa Fe hills, I'm grateful for every day that I live here.”

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“When I'm writing poetry, 99.9% of my writing begins in English. I spent most of my life in English, although I am bilingual.”

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“I usually begin a poem in longhand. I like to sit where I have a nice view, ideally, although I worked on haiku this weekend at an airport. I'm not one to romanticize inspiration. I try to get to the work.”

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“If we're trying to excite young people about reading, we need to be experiencingbookjoy ourselves so that we have references to make. It's important to be able to say, "You know, I read the most wonderful poem the other day. Let me tell you about it."”

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“There are a lot of disadvantages with the YouTube stigma, because no one wants to be known as just a cover band. It's all about the original music.”

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“When I began to cover songs for YouTube, they all tended to be in the super pop-genre.. as in, smash-hit songs. My writing process was heavily influenced by this - I went from a more heavy punk rock style to straight up sugary-sweet pop.”

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“Writing original songs is much, much harder (I think) because you only have yourself to conjure up EVERY single moment a listener is going to hear. It's a craft that goes directly from your brain to their ears. You can never be sure that what you're writing is gonna be good enough to keep a listener engaged and truly experience something. It's a shot in the dark.”

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