Literary Birthday – 18 August – Paula Danziger

Paula Danziger was born 18 August 1944, and died 8 July 2004.

Paula Danziger Quotes

1. Good writing is remembering detail. Most people want to forget. Don’t forget things that were painful or embarrassing or silly. Turn them into a story that tells the truth.
2. The books are funny and sad, and that’s what people respond to.
3. Normally, I name my characters after famous comedians.
4. I think my books talk about kids learning to like and respect themselves and each other. You can’t write a message book; you just tell the best story you know how to tell.
5. Read as much you can; write, rewrite, take acting lessons.
6. In my next life, I want to be tall and thin, parallel park and make good coffee. But for now, I have lots of stuff to work out in my life, but I’ll have that until the day I die. I want to write more books.
7. When my father would yell at me, I told myself someday I’d use it in a book.

Paula Danziger was an American children’s author who wrote more than 30 books. She wrote The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, the Amber Brown Series and the Divorce Express Series. Find more of her books on her website.

Source for image: Author’s Website

by Amanda Patterson

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