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Ash Van Otterloo

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Born

Charlotte, NC

Website

https://www.ashvanotterloo.com/

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Genre

Fantasy, Contemporary, Children's

Member Since

April 2011

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Ash Van Otterloo was born and raised in the Appalachian foothills, then made his home for seventeen years as an adult in Eastern Tennessee. Their personal pronouns are he/him or they/them; both work!

They currently reside in the PNW with four wild forest gremlins with a small menagerie of animals. Ash is the author of CATTYWAMPUS, A TOUCH OF RUCKUS, and most recently, a nonbinary coming-of-age story THE BEAUTIFUL SOMETHING ELSE (Scholastic, May '23).

Whether or not he is 5328 bats in a trenchcoat is a topic for gossip among his neighbors. The ones, at least, that the bats haven't carried away! You can learn more about him at ashvanotterloo.com.

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Ash Van Otterloo My daughter (then 11) and I like sitting outside together and playing the "what if?" game. "What if you accidentally resurrected a graveyard full of z…moreMy daughter (then 11) and I like sitting outside together and playing the "what if?" game. "What if you accidentally resurrected a graveyard full of zombies?" "Ooooo. And what if they were YOUR relatives?"

It was too much fun not to write, and that day I wrote the first chapter of Cattywampus. :) (less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Ash Van Otterloo I almost always go do something else! Most of my best ideas happen when I'm not trying to force them, so I just ask my subconscious to work on it whil…moreI almost always go do something else! Most of my best ideas happen when I'm not trying to force them, so I just ask my subconscious to work on it while I distract myself. It hasn't failed me yet. :) (less)

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Average rating: 4.2 · 1,273 ratings · 325 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Cattywampus 4.01 avg rating — 630 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Beautiful Something Else 4.46 avg rating — 425 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Touch of Ruckus 4.23 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Ash Otterloo rated a book it was amazing The Flicker by H.E. Edgmon (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I was already a fan of H.E. Edgmon's work in YA books when I read their MG debut, and from the first page, I knew this one would yank my heartstrings in a powerful way. Their approach to writing young protagonists is one of the most realistic and rel ...more
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“It’s perfect.”
― Ash Van Otterloo, Cattywampus

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Ash’s Quotes

“Many people could say things in a cutting way, Nanny knew. But Granny Weatherwax could listen in a cutting way. She could make something sound stupid just by hearing it.”
― Terry Pratchett

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“I should have learned this, she thought. I wanted to learn fire, and pain, but I should have learned people.”
― Terry Pratchett, I Shall Wear Midnight

tags: inspirational, life, terry-pratchett, tiffany-aching, truth, witches

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