Goodreads asked Jane Yolen:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Jane Yolen Going to work in your jammies. Setting your own timetable. Being you own boss. And being the first person in the universe to see your new story.

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I devoured The Devil's Arithmetic in a few hours one evening and was stunned when I found out you've written 350+ books. Do your ideas come from anywhere in particular or all across the board? If you get a good idea, do you let it stew in the back of your mind for awhile or immediately jump on writing it?

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L. asked Before you gained confidence as a writer, how did you know when a story was "ready" to be submitted to a publisher or publication? How did you learn to stop endlessly fiddling and tweaking a story?

L. Ikegawa asked Jane Yolen:

With all the people watching authors on social media sites-- do you find you need to self-censor yourself? Is it important for an author to remain politically neutral on any controversial subject?

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L. asked Before you gained confidence as a writer, how did you know when a story was "ready" to be submitted to a publisher or publication? How did you learn to stop endlessly fiddling and tweaking a story?

With all the people watching authors on social media sites-- do you find you need to self-censor yourself? Is it important for an author to remain politically neutral on any controversial subject?

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