Ask the Author: Katya Cengel
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Katya Cengel
It isn't summer anymore, but currently I am working through books written by writers I know including Immigrant Princess and Walking the A & P.
Katya Cengel
Many times I find inspiration while I am reading or listening to a conversation. Something I read or something that someone has said sparks an idea I want to explore further through writing.
Katya Cengel
A fiction book about childhood mental illness.
Katya Cengel
Keep writing and don't take rejection personally.
Katya Cengel
I promise myself a frozen yogurt if I get some writing done. Then I sit in front of the computer and start typing whatever comes to mind.
Katya Cengel
I think one of the best things about being a writer is being able to enter other worlds, whether they are real or imagined. When I am writing I am so immersed in the story I feel as if I am living it.
Katya Cengel
The original idea came from a high school friend who herself was a Cambodian refugee. A few years after she told me about Cambodian American legal permanent residents being issued deportation orders, I started seeing articles about their deportations. Once I began reporting on the topic I realized there was much more there than what I could fit in an article.
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