Besides being asked why I write about young characters, I am often ask…

Ann Brashares
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Besides being asked why I write about young characters, I am often asked how I write about young characters. How do I throw myself across the chasm of full adulthood to relive that period? I guess I don’t, really. Age is not so much a feature of your character, as the spot where you stand for a pretty fleeting time on the arc of your life. ✨ FaceBook post byAnn Brashares from Jan 25, 2013
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