Sometimes the kids come up with better endings than the real story. Gail Carson Levine endingkidreal Change image and share on social
I wrote as a kid, but I never wanted to be a writer, particularly. I had been drawing and painting for years and loved that. Gail Carson Levine drawkidlove Change image and share on social
Managing to tell a story is very gratifying. Gail Carson Levine gratifymanagestory Change image and share on social
Contemporary fiction is the hardest for me because I am not really in the popular culture - I don't watch TV. Gail Carson Levine contemporaryculturefiction Change image and share on social
I grew up in New York City. In elementary school, I was a charter member of the Scribble Scrabble Club, and in high school, my poems were published in an anthology of student poetry. Gail Carson Levine anthologychartercity Change image and share on social
Most of my job life has had to do with welfare, first helping people find work and then as an administrator. The earlier experience was more direct and satisfying, and I enjoy thinking that a bunch of people somewhere are doing better today than they might have done if not for me. Gail Carson Levine administratorbunchdirect share on social
I found that I was much more interested in writing and that I didn't like the illustrating at all. I had always been the hardest on myself when I drew and painted. I am not hard on myself when I write. I like what I write, so it is a much happier process. Gail Carson Levine drawfindhappy share on social
Get to know your kids' minds and how they think. Gail Carson Levine kidmind Change image and share on social
My interest in the theater led me to my first writing experience as an adult. My husband David wrote the music and lyrics and I wrote the book for a children's musical, 'Spacenapped' that was produced by a neighborhood theater in Brooklyn. Gail Carson Levine adultbookbrooklyn share on social
Encourage children to write their own stories, and then don't rain on their parade. Don't say, 'That's not true.' Applaud flights of fantasy. Help with spelling and grammar, but stand up and cheer the use of imagination. Gail Carson Levine applaudcheerchild share on social