Carlos
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Catherine Ryan Hyde:
Ms. Hyde, I have really enjoyed reading your books. Thank you for writing them. Recently I finished Take Me With You, and I found it quite moving and extremely well written. Did you travel through/around all the places that August and the kids went to in order to write such vivid descriptions? And just in general, how do you draw your inspiration for books like this one? What sparked the idea in this case?
Catherine Ryan Hyde
Hi Carlos, I'm so glad you're enjoying the books. I have had a small motor home (the one I have now is more like a camper van) since 2006. I had already been to most of those places. Oddly, I had not yet been to Yellowstone when I wrote the bulk of the text. The plan had been to take my mother there for her 90th birthday, but she passed away about five weeks before that. I wrote the book, gave it to my agent and editor, took a trip to Yellowstone on my own while they read it, and told them I would come back and fill in lots more Yellowstone details during the developmental editing, which I did. I think the places themselves inspired the book. I was in search of characters who could travel to these places so I could share my feelings for them. As for August and the boys, I don't really know where their story came from. I never really do. These characters just seem to present themselves to me. Imagination is a curious thing.
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Ucif
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Catherine Ryan Hyde:
what are the border or limite of paying forward : is it when he/she get on feet or when he/she still need little help or when you heard he lied to you or when he/she found good work source of money ..my personal opinion is: when he /she feel his eternal voice said we are ok and we don't need help what do you think ?
Ucif
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Catherine Ryan Hyde:
why until now, you didn't wrote a biographie about yourself.. what we heard in google it's part of truth..but we always want to hear small life jokes,nice childhood -before collapse ;) my question is.. when you sit drinking tea ..what kind of good event hit your nice brain ?
Andrea Richards
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Catherine Ryan Hyde:
My son Umar has been inspired by pay it forward. He wants start non profit Foundation to help those in need. If you don't mind I would love for you to see his letter it's on his go fund me page. Thanks for all that you do!!! https://www.gofundme.com/f/dear-pen-pal-keepstronglittlebuddy?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cp_guide_do&member=12068409
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