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I'm amazed how the tiniest moments grow into books.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Amazed
Book
Grows
Moments
Tiniest
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A dog pours a pitcher of love into the lonesome spots of your life.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Dog
Lonesome
Spots
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I hope the wonder of what happens to my characters never goes away. That yearning keeps me writing.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Yearning
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If you're gonna fret, fret over something you can change. Then stop fretting and do something about it.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Fretting
Ifs
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Although I always loved reading and putting words on paper, I never thought about becoming a writer until I was twelve.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Paper
Reading
Twelve
Words Always Never
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Some people are just afraid of what's different. It doesn't mean different is bad. It just means different is different.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Different
Mean
People
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When I was young, I was very shy and quiet, because we moved all the time. My dad was in the Navy, so we moved every two years.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Dad
Moved
Navy
Quiet
Shy
Two
Years
Young
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I have to re-write a lot. I couldn't tell you how many drafts I write, but I know I've done at least twenty rewrites on each book.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Drafts
Twenty
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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.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Mockingbird
Something New
Time New See
Lee
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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.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Disappointment
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Other writers definitely influence my writing. What encourages me and inspires me is when I read a good book. It makes me want to be a better writer.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Book
Good Book
Influence
Inspire
Writing
Good Me Better
Writer
Better Writer
Good Better Me
Read
Definitely
Encourages
Inspires
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And in this moment, I realize one reason it's so great to have a best friend is sometimes, like right now, Cal and I are thinking the very same thing.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Realizing
Sometimes
Thinking
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When I begin to write a story, I usually know how things will end. It's the journey toward that point I must discover. The process is sometimes painful, but also exciting.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Journey
Discover
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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.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Articles
Truth Your People
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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.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Mere
Life Childhood Me
Hatch
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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.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Navy
Grow Up
More Than Anything
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I was born in a hurricane in Pensacola, Florida... my dad was in the military, so we moved all over the place. But I consider myself a southerner from Louisiana. I've lived in Texas for most of my adult life.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Florida
Louisiana
Military
Moved
Texas
Adult
Life Dad Myself
Adult Life
Consider
Hurricane
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Write every day. Make writing a part of your life, but also dont be afraid of learning from others because I think you can. I still try to think of myself as a beginner because that way I can keep on learning.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Thinking
Trying
Writing
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Write every day. Make writing a part of your life, but also don't be afraid of learning from others because I think you can. I still try to think of myself as a beginner because that way I can keep on learning.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Life Learning Myself
Beginner
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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.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Commit
Character Me Voice
Premise
Speaking
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I wear my pajamas. That's the thing I love most about writing. I don't get changed until I actually have to go out of the house. I'll write and take a late lunch or go to a coffee shop when I get where I can't stand the four walls anymore.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Coffee
Lunch
Pajamas
Shop
Walls
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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.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Draft
Finish
In Other Words
Rewrite
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Although I sometimes enjoy writing from an adult's perspective, I feel dedicated to the coming of age story - that part of a young person's life where he must make a decision that will change his life forever. I still remember what it's like to be twelve years old.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Coming Of Age
Dedicated
Perspective
Twelve
Life Change Age
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If you haven't taken a writing class, take a writing class. I took every class that was available in my area. I went to conferences inside and outside my area to network with people. That's how I got my agent. I found my agent through another agent who was at a conference.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Available
Agent
Conference
Network
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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.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Filled
Mom Believe Me
Holding
Visit
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I like the fact that I'm from the South and that I have this rich history behind me. I come from a family of storytellers. They can't just tell you how someone went to the store. They have to tell you who they saw, what they were wearing, what they said, what they had in their grocery cart.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Family History Me
Cart
Grocery
Store
Storytellers
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I always tend to write about outsiders. And what's been fun for me is, as I travel around and visit schools, is that other kids that feel the same way relate to some of my characters, and so I hope in some way that's helping them when they want to read about somebody that they can relate to.
Kimberly Willis Holt / Film Writer
Helping
Outsiders
Relate
Other Kids
Visit
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