Guest Author Interview: Ilie Ruby

Please welcome today's guest author Ilie Ruby!  Ilie is the author of The Language of Trees.

EJ:  When did you begin writing?

Ilie:  I began writing when I was old enough to hold a pen, probably about 3. I asked for my first typewriter when I was 6. I actually wrote a letter to the tooth fairy in which I was gunning for enough money to buy a typewriter in exchange for one of my front teeth. It seemed like a fair trade to me.

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