Author, I Never is a new segment in which I interview fellow authors about the writing process, breaking into the industry, and breaking rules. I try to mix it up a little and ask some hopefully novel questions along with some of the old standards, and finish it up with a round of I Never (kid friendly version) to find out what cardinal writing rules we've broken.
 

Question the first: Joy, when did you first know you wanted to be a writer?

I have a distinct memory of being in first grade, and our teacher handed out those sheets of paper that are mostly for drawing a picture, but have like three lines at the bottom for writing. And I took it up to her desk and asked for a “real” piece of paper—lined all the way down—because there was no way I could tell a story with only three lines.

Author, I Never is a new segment in which I interview fellow authors about the writing process, breaking into the industry, and breaking rules. I try to mix it up a little and ask some hopefully novel questions along with some of the old standards, and finish it up with a round of I Never (kid friendly version) to find out what cardinal writing rules we've broken.

Question the first: Diane, when did you first know you wanted to be a writer?

I was fourteen years old and I’d written my first novel: the story of a girl, a young man, and a sword. I never stopped writing after that.

Author, I Never is a new segment in which I interview fellow authors about the writing process, breaking into the industry, and breaking rules. I try to mix it up a little and ask some hopefully novel questions along with some of the old standards, and finish it up with a round of I Never (kid friendly version) to find out what cardinal writing rules we've broken.

Question the first: Amelia, when did you first know you wanted to be a writer?

I always enjoyed writing fiction while I was growing up but I never really thought about writing a novel until about ten years ago, when the first seeds of the idea for THE WINDOW came into my head. But it took another five years or so for me to actually start writing it.

Author, I Never with Kaitlyn Sage Patterson. Author, I Never is a new segment in which I interview fellow authors about the writing process, breaking into the industry, and breaking rules. I try to mix it up a little and ask some hopefully novel questions along with some of the old standards, and finish it up with a round of I Never (kid friendly version) to find out what cardinal writing rules you've broken.

Question the first: Kaitlyn, when did you first know you wanted to be a writer?

Ooooh, glory. Way to start with a hardball, Dana! I think I’ve known since I was a little girl that I wanted to write books, but it seemed wildly impractical, and I, by nature, am a very practical beast. I got my MFA thinking that I would teach, but, turns out, I really don’t like teaching composition. I started to pursue the life of a novelist in earnest in 2013.

Author, I Never: An Interview with Emily X.R. Pan

Author, I Never is a new segment in which I interview fellow authors about the writing process, breaking into the industry, and breaking rules. I try to mix it up a little and ask some hopefully novel questions along with some of the old standards, and finish it up with a round of I Never (kid friendly version) to find out what cardinal writing rules we've broken.
 

Question the first: Emily, when did you first know you wanted to be a writer?

I was one of those seven-year-olds who told anyone who would listen that I was writing a novel. And I was? I mean, I was trying. It was basically a cross between Harriet the Spy and The Baby-Sitters Club and I typed it with one index finger in a neon purple curlicue font.