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Most of my story ideas come from my childhood. Sometimes they hatch from stories my parents told me, sometimes they come from experiences in my own life, and sometimes they are inspired by mere moments.

From Kimberly Willis Holt

When I was a child, the thing I wanted more than anything was to grow up and live in one house. Since my dad was in the Navy, that wasn't possible. Instead, I lived in a different home every couple of years.

From Kimberly Willis Holt

Although I always loved reading and putting words on paper, I never thought about becoming a writer until I was twelve.

From Kimberly Willis Holt

My days are filled with writing, reading, and being a mom. Some days, I get to visit schools around the country and talk about what it's like to be a writer. I often feel like I'm pretending, because it's still hard for me to believe it when I see someone holding a book that I've written.

From Kimberly Willis Holt

Even though writing articles relies completely on truth, you still must tell an interesting story. You can't worry about people knowing who you are and whether or not they want to read your stories.

From Kimberly Willis Holt

My biggest disappointment is that once I'm finished working on the characters, I really do expect to see them in the flesh one day.

From Kimberly Willis Holt

If you're having trouble finishing a book, it might be that you're trying to fix it as you go. Just finish the story, no matter how terrible you think that first draft is. Then let it cool off. In other words, don't look at it for a while. Then you can rewrite it.

From Kimberly Willis Holt

My favorite book is 'To Kill A Mockingbird' by Harper Lee. It is multi-layered, and I see something new in it every time I read it.

From Kimberly Willis Holt

One of the reasons I write is to be in other people's skin.

From Kimberly Willis Holt

Sometimes I'll get a premise, you know, for a book. In fact, I get those quite often. And I don't commit to it until I really know the voice of that character. It's almost as if the character is speaking to me.

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