I didnt write anything at all except book reports until I was in seventh grade, and then I wrote mostly poetry for myself. Cynthia Voigt More Quotes by Cynthia Voigt More Quotes From Cynthia Voigt You must not let yourself become too respectable. Keep yourself a little wild. What is life for, if not for the living of it? Cynthia Voigt what-is-life respectable littles Hiding under the bed doesn't make the worry stop. Cynthia Voigt hiding bed worry She couldn’t get any farther away inside from her skin. She couldn’t get away. Cynthia Voigt get-away skins Rebellion is necessary for development of character. Cynthia Voigt rebellion development character One day at my grandmother's house, I discovered 'The Secret Garden' and read it. This was the first book I found entirely for myself, and I cherished it. Cynthia Voigt day myself garden book To see what books were available for my older students, I made many trips to the library. If a book looked interesting, I checked it out. I once went home with 30 books! It was then that I realized that kids' novels had the shape of real books, and I began to get ideas for young adult novels and juvenile books. Cynthia Voigt library home book ideas My writing process often begins with a question. I write down ideas and let them stew for about a year. Then, when I sit down to write, I make a list of characters and try to see how they fit. Cynthia Voigt down see writing ideas I was eighteen when I wrote my first book, and I can't remember what it was called. I have no idea where the manuscript is - I lost it when I was twenty-one. Cynthia Voigt first lost remember book I'm a big fan of outlining. Here's the theory: If I outline, then I can see the mistakes I'm liable to make. They come out more clearly in the outline than they do in the pages. Cynthia Voigt mistakes big see i-can I'm not a compulsive writer. I wish I could be compulsive about something. I have no regular writing routine. Cynthia Voigt i-wish something wish writing Reading was my hobby, my sport and my activity of choice. It was the prime pleasure of my days, an unfailing escape from whatever realities were distressing me, and the only source of pride I knew, other vanities lying beyond my grasp. I couldn't do anything else well, but I could do words. Cynthia Voigt words me pride reading It's so great to be able to write from home. My bread is rising downstairs, and I'm upstairs writing. I have a writing room that my grandchildren consider one of their playrooms. Cynthia Voigt great bread home writing My favorite season was when I wrote every morning for three or four hours, then I would go and teach my classes at school, come home to my family and hang out with them, have dinner, and then, after everyone was tucked in, I would prepare for my classes the next day. Cynthia Voigt day family home morning I think writing is a part-time career, because otherwise you get a little stale, maybe even self-indulgent, when you have to fill the hours with sentences. I don't think, if I wrote 12 hours a day, my work would be much better. Cynthia Voigt day think you work I used to know kids better because I was teaching in a classroom, but I still have a sense of comfort with them. I don't believe that kids have essentially changed. Cynthia Voigt better know classroom believe
