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Our Seattle HOST, Stephanie Guerra, is here with a stellar interview!
Hi girlz! I attended the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award ceremony in June, and had the pleasure of meeting the 2010 winner, Amy Ackley, author of Sign Language. Amy spoke eloquently about her passion and persistence, and thanked Amazon for giving her a chance to break into a very tough industry.
Did you always want to be a writer?
Growing up, I was that introverted kid that always felt like I was on the outside looking in at life. I found the world complex and fascinating, and was always looking at a situation and thinking, “What if?” On long car rides, I would watch out the window as farmhouses and small towns passed by, and imagined I was a girl living in that farm, who had a best friend that went to that church, and they spent hours together playing hide-and-seek in those cornfields … my active imagination ensured that I was never bored or lonely.