Maria Matthews asked Claire Hennessy:

You have accomplished so much, congratulations, but what is your no. 1 ambition regarding your writing?

Claire Hennessy Thank you muchly much! <3 That is such a kind thing to say. My #1 ambition is to keep writing and to keep developing as a writer - to write more and to write better. I want to write books/stories I can be proud of and feel like there's something in there that matters. I'm really pleased with my forthcoming YA novel, Like Other Girls, which includes some topics very close to my heart but (hopefully) never veers into preachy territory. It's really easy to start self-censoring as soon as you start writing - we're encouraged to do it, in fact - but it's not the path to good writing, good stories, good art.

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