Silvaranna asked Gail Carson Levine:

I've had friends trying to greet new to write down my dreams and turn them into books for a long time. I am finally thinking of caving to thepeer pressure.(especially since my kids have joined in) The question is how do you know what should go on paper and what should start locked away in your mind? I have at least 4 stories running through my mind driving more crazy with weird dreams but I just can't imagine publish

Gail Carson Levine I suggest you write everything down and see where it all goes. You can trim and delete when you revise.

I am a Middle School student, and although I am what others consider a good poet, I have no idea how to make an exciting plot. Do you have any advice on writing a poetic novel or writing a plot? I love your books, by the way. I blame you for my obsession with books based on fairy tales, 'long with Marissa Meyer.

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