"Daydream! If you’ve decided to become a storyteller, than you are and have always been a daydreamer...."

“Daydream! If you’ve decided to become a storyteller, than you are and have always been a daydreamer. Don’t let that go. That is at the core of who you are as a writer. You may not be able to write or read everyday, but daydreams are as free as the wind. Let your mind wander and imagination soar!”

- Ibi Zoboi holds an MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her debut novel American Street is due out in February 2017.

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