![]() ![]() ![]() But after several years, she decided that writing copy was not the occupation she wanted to define her life. That started me thinking that I would have to do something creative with my life because it was just so fun.”Eventually Choldenko earned a college degree in English and began working as an advertising copywriter. ![]() But I remember that I loved the process of coming up with ideas. She met the coffee grounds man and the half-grapefruit lady…it was a really weird book. “It was about a grain of rice that went down the garbage disposal and all the characters she met down there. I remember thinking that he really enjoyed it, and I think that is really part of what planted the writing seed in me.”That writing seed sprouted and began to flourish when she, as a third grader, wrote her first story. I think he was just journaling, but that seemed like a really important part of his day. He would come home from work and sit behind an old typewriter and write. In addition to having positive reading experiences as a child, Choldenko was also introduced to writing at an early age. ![]()
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