Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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I have a writing space in my apartment, but I prefer to write at coffee shops. When I'm stuck, I take a walk and spend time outside to clear my mind. I get inspired on these walks, often getting new ideas for stories and finding solutions to the problems that need to be fixed in the draft I am working on.

Renee Watson's Popular Quotes

Students can't leave their lives at the door when they come to school. They bring with them whatever is going on at home and in their communities. Po…

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Post-publication I have been surprised at the limited resources publishers have to promote books. I certainly knew that being a new author, I would h…

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I have known I wanted to be a writer since I was seven-years-old. Seriously. In the second grade I wrote a 21-page story and handed it in to my teach…

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One important thing I take away daily is that for all the talk about what youth are not doing - especially young people of color - I know there are m…

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In my writing I hope to have a balance between the good and bad, the hard and soft.

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I teach young people how the arts can be used to stand up against injustice.

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For me, the lives of children and teens are interesting - they are always changing. There's just so much to sort through. All of this makes for good …

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I have always known that I wanted to work with youth through the arts and I believe the arts can help young people cope with hardship.

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Once I became an adult and started to pursue writing as a professional career, I realized my main characters were always young people. My stories nat…

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