And then keep doing that for the rest of your life.ĬG: What authors do you most look up to and why? TM: The ones who make me think. Write as much as you can, even if you think it's terrible. Every single day is a struggle, but we have to fight the hardest on the days we most want to give in.ĬG: What is your advice for our readers out there that want to become writers? TM: Read everything, even if you think you won't like it. There are many extremely talented individuals who might never be appreciated, simply because they gave up too soon. But I really believe that the only differences between a successful and an unsuccessful person are time and perseverance. An ode to chocolate.ĬG: Did anyone discourage you? How did you deal with that? TM: Rejection, I think, is sometimes harder to stomach in the publishing world, if only because writing is such an intensely personal experience the stories we write are very near and dear to our hearts. Though I do remember that in 6th grade, I wrote and illustrated a very lengthy comic book about a boy whose touched turned everything to chocolate. I fell in love pretty instantly, and never looked back.ĬG: What was the first thing you can remember writing? TM: I wrote a lot of things when I was very young, but they were almost always for school projects.
It wasn't until after I graduated from college - about 2 years ago - that I dove back into the world of fiction and wondered if I might be able to try writing something for myself. I admire her for being able to hold onto her humanity in a world that has given her nothing to hope for.ĬG: When did you know you wanted to be a writer? TM: I've been a lifelong reader, but I never thought I could write a book - I never thought I was capable of accomplishing something so monumental as writing a novel. She has a lot of inner strength and a lot of compassion. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to playĬG: What makes Juliette a character to look up to? Is she like you in any way? How? TM: Juliette is the kind of person I'd like to be. Juliette's affliction takes that idea to an extreme.
We all feel a bit cast-off and misunderstood, sometimes like there might be something about us that sets us apart from our peers. But I do think that the isolation and alienation Juliette experiences is something that many teens (and adults) are able to relate to. It's a fairly terrible thing, I think, not being able to touch anyone. So I opened up a new word document and started writing her down.ĬG: What appealed to you about creating a character that can't touch anyone? TM: Nothing at all. Check out our exclusive interview with the young writer compete with advice for all you aspiring writers out there too!Ĭosmogirl: Where were you when the idea for Shatter Me came to you? Tahereh Mafi : I was sitting at my desk, drinking a cup of tea, when this lonely, isolated girl walked into my head.
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Gives you the chills just thinking about it, no? Well, we caught up with Tahereh when she had a free minute in between writing the next two installments of.
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She's just tk and created this amazing new series about a young girl named Juliette who cannot touch anyone-or else they will die! The government wants to use her as a weapon but she wants a normal life. If you've been obsessed with all the great paranormal and even dystopian novels out there (we're talking Hunger Games TwilightĪnd ), then you need to check out by Tahereh Mafi.
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