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I read "Fairest" after having done some study on Heian period Japanese court poetry. Squee! I can't possibly be imagining it, right? How did you decide on that culture?

Gail Carson Levine I'm sorry to disappoint you! The poetry in FAIREST comes from ELLA ENCHANTED, in which I made the Ayorthians singers--and I love poetry, so I gave the characters lots of poems to sing in FAIREST.

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I read "Fairest" after having done some study on Heian period Japanese court poetry. Squee! I can't possibly be imagining it, right? How did you decide on that culture?

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Hi Gail! I read Ella Enchanted for a school project in 6th grade. That was in 1999, and I'm still re-reading it! Some of your books are based on fairy tales. What's a fairy tale you want to try next?

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

How did you get inspiration from "Puddocky" when writing the Princess Tales?

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