A biography for Anna Toddhasn’t been written yet.
“I had no idea how long books were supposed to be.”
“Chicago is my biggest base for U.S. readership. If I ask my readers where should I come, Chicago always has the most votes.”
“I think flawed characters are important, because no one is perfect.”
“I was reading fan fiction on Wattpad, but they were taking a little bit to update the stories, so I started writing my own stories to entertain myself. I didn't think anyone would read it.”
“Everyone knows 'Little Women.' Most women love it if they've read it. If they haven't, they might love the movie, or they've heard of it.”
“'The Giver' by Lois Lowry - I had to read this in school, and I fell in love with it. It was my favorite book as a child, and I read and reread it. I would pretend I lived in that world and that Asher was my best friend.”
“I want to work as hard as I can and continue to make a career for myself.”
“Hardin is like a drug; each time I take the tiniest bit of him, I crave more and more. He consumes my thoughts and invades my dreams.”
“Just write what comes to you.”
“Her laugh, her laugh was the sound that brought him out of the darkness and into the light. Her laugh dragged him, by his damn collar, through the bullshit clouding his mind and infecting his thoughts.”
“I have such admiration and respect for the military and military families.”
“What hurts the most?Rejection..”
“I love writing, and I am one of the people who can do it and make a living.”
“Every single path is so different, but I would definitely say that the idea of what a writer is or should be is not a thing anymore. Everyone is redefining publishing, writing, and storytelling in general.”
“Reading was my escape growing up in Ohio. Both of my parents lost their jobs when I was a teen, and it was hard. But I always had my books. Reading gave me a way of living different lives.”
“No teas come, only memories. Memories and regrets.”
“The idea of being published was such an abstract thing in the beginning. It wasn't even an option in my mind.”
“When I signed my movie contract, I thought I could never even have an opinion on a movie. But now, I've realized I have a lot of opinions.”
“When I was a young girl, I used to dream about what I would be when I grew up. I thought that I wanted to be a nurse, then a teacher, even a pilot at one point.”
“Engage with your readers as often as you can. Readers, myself included, want a relationship with everyone in their lives, even the people behind the pages of their favorite books.”