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Christine S.
Christine S. asked P.W. Catanese:

Hi! We were reading Theif and the Beanstalk in school, and it is SUCH A GOOD BOOK. I love it. You should check out our reviews! Where do you get your ideas for books? I can never come up with any. Thanks!

P.W. Catanese I got the idea for my first book from reading fairy tales to my kids. Then I found that ideas lead to other ideas. For example, the idea for the BOOKS OF UMBER trilogy came right out of thoughts I had while writing my fairy-tale inspired book. Also, ideas come out of nowhere - I really could not tell you what prompted the idea for DONNY'S INFERNO. My advice is to read a lot, and learn as much as you can about a lot of things. If you get even a hint of an idea for a plot or a premise, think about it over and over again, and just start writing.

Also... I have looked at the reviews and really appreciate them!
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Mia
Mia asked P.W. Catanese:

Sorry ti bother you again, but I've got another question. If you could, would you live in the world you created? And, would you meet the characters you made, if you could?

Evee
Evee asked P.W. Catanese:

What do you do when you've hit one major event in a story but there is a lull before something else happens? How do you transition, while still keeping the story interesting? I don't know if that question makes sense.

Mia
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Did you enjoy writing these books?

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