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J.J. Gadd
I was about 10, and I was looking at the full moon with someone. They compared the marks on the moon’s surface to a snail, but to me, it looked like a woman. From that moment the character of Marama, a woman trapped in the moon, began to grow in my mind. I began to create a story of how she might have been trapped there and how she could escape, and what it would be like if she did. What affect would losing the moon have on the world? What type of person might Marama have become, having being entrapped in the moon for 500 years? What would it be like to return to a world 500 years later, with everything changed?
Throughout my teenage years, the story developed, which is probably why it became a story about personal growth, overcoming challenges, and self-discovery (the teen years being typically about the emergence of identity). Of course my teen years are a long time ago, but I don't think I've quite grown up yet!
Throughout my teenage years, the story developed, which is probably why it became a story about personal growth, overcoming challenges, and self-discovery (the teen years being typically about the emergence of identity). Of course my teen years are a long time ago, but I don't think I've quite grown up yet!
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