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Hi Cora, I wanted to ask you what has inspired you to write stories and novels like the one's you have written? Who is your muse sorta say? Who was/ is the author that inspires you so much to do what you obviously love to do? Katie
Cora Carmack
Hi Katie!
Thanks for your question. I'm a pretty voracious reader. But as cliche as it is... I'd never be who I am now if i hadn't picked up Harry Potter when I was in 6th grade. I had reached that age where it wasn't cool to read anymore, and I was regretfully giving in to that stereotype. Until I picked up that book and became absolutely obsessed. Because I read that book, I read other books. A lot of other books. And the more I read, the more I wanted to write. Some other big influences would be Libba Bray and Jennifer Donnelly. And honestly probably Stephanie Meyer. Though Twilight has its faults like any book, there is something incredibly accessible about that book. I read it around the time I first started writing, which is a very vulnerable and intimidating time and there can be this pressure to write your masterpiece. Twilight reminded me that stories can just be for fun. For pleasure. And they can impact people even if they're not "literary."
As for my books... I just write what I want to read. I write books with struggles and themes that I've dealt with or seen friends deal with. I want people to see themselves in the pages of my books.
Hope that answers your question! <3
Thanks for your question. I'm a pretty voracious reader. But as cliche as it is... I'd never be who I am now if i hadn't picked up Harry Potter when I was in 6th grade. I had reached that age where it wasn't cool to read anymore, and I was regretfully giving in to that stereotype. Until I picked up that book and became absolutely obsessed. Because I read that book, I read other books. A lot of other books. And the more I read, the more I wanted to write. Some other big influences would be Libba Bray and Jennifer Donnelly. And honestly probably Stephanie Meyer. Though Twilight has its faults like any book, there is something incredibly accessible about that book. I read it around the time I first started writing, which is a very vulnerable and intimidating time and there can be this pressure to write your masterpiece. Twilight reminded me that stories can just be for fun. For pleasure. And they can impact people even if they're not "literary."
As for my books... I just write what I want to read. I write books with struggles and themes that I've dealt with or seen friends deal with. I want people to see themselves in the pages of my books.
Hope that answers your question! <3
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