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At eight years old, Eva Ridenhour already defies expectations about what it means to be a writer. Eva writes, illustrates, and publishes her own stories, and has already toured the country selling her own work alongside her father, novelist Jamieson Ridenhour. She’s also uploaded a series of short writing lectures about her process, which you can find on her site. Eva was inspired by NaNoWriMo’s Young Writers Program, and has written her own work in November two years in a row. Via email, OLL got a chance to speak to Eva regarding her work and experience with NaNoWriMo.

Where do you get ideas for your stories?

I get my story ideas by looking around and exaggerating simple things. For instance, if I’m playing with stuffed animals, I make up a whole new story idea. My favorite stuffed animal is named Kinzy (he’s a koala); he has a big imagination. I like to make up stories about the Koala Wars with all sorts of funny things that have to do with Kinzy. It’s very fun to give him a personality. He loves to eat, and has a best friend named Mark. He’s not very smart, but thinks he’s the most Awesome Thing Ever.

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