“TV’s
not the problem, and I'm tired of it being posed as this antithesis to
creativity and productivity. If TV's getting in your way of writing a book,
then you don't want to write a book bad enough.” – Andrea
Seigel
Young
Adult novelist Seigel -- born in California on Oct. 28, 1979 -- is a great example
of how an introvert can be successful in an extrovert’s
world. Author of 4 novels and many screenplays – the most
recent being The Silent Twins – she also has had 2 of her books - The
Kid Table and Everybody Knows Your Name - turned into
films.
Seigal’s also been the subject of a script, featured on the public radio podcast “Mystery Show,” as
well as the focus of an episode of NPR’s popular “This American Life,” focusing on a rare neurological disorder from which she suffers.
Popular
with young readers for her realistic portrayals, she said she has simple
advice for beginning writers:
“Try to remember that decisions are made by individual, fallible personalities; not gods. It's hard. I know.”
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