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I used to rely on black-and-white, and while I was working on 'Smile,' I learned to adapt to color on my end.

- Raina Telgemeier
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I wanted to be into fashion, but I was never the kind of person who could keep up with fashion trends, and I could never style my hair the way everyone else's was - my hair was very thin, so I couldn't do, like, the sprayed bangs everyone else was into.

Making comic adaptations means making a lot of choices - you need to adjust the pacing, the dialogue, and in this case, a lot of the cultural references.

When I was doing 'Smile,' I was looking back at pictures of myself and going, 'Thank goodness I couldn't do the sprayed-bangs thing! Everybody's so embarrassed by that hairstyle now, but I was never cool enough to pull it off!'

I did keep detailed journals from about fifth grade on, and every so often as I was growing up, I would re-read them and reflect on the previous years of my life.

I did keep detailed journals from about fifth grade on, and every so often as I was growing up, I would re-read them and reflect on the previous years of my life.

I wanted to be into fashion, but I was never the kind of person who could keep up with fashion trends, and I could never style my hair the way everyone else's was - my hair was very thin, so I couldn't do, like, the sprayed bangs everyone else was into.

Typically, a book is published and gets one season in the sun. Eventually, you write another book, and maybe your old books get a bump, but my books seem to keep being discovered and recommended to new people of all ages.

Going to so many book events keeps me connected with my readership while constantly reminding me that all the long hours at the drawing desk are worthwhile.

All of the narration in 'Smile' is first-person. Most of the books that I grew up reading had first-person narrators for some reason. My diaries were written in this voice, and since this story is autobiographical, it just felt like a natural extension.

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I used to rely on black-and-white, and while I was working on 'Smile,' I learned to adapt to color on my end.

I used to rely on black-and-white, and while I was working on 'Smile,' I learned to adapt to color on my end.

I used to rely on black-and-white, and while I was working on 'Smile,' I learned to adapt to color on my end.

I used to rely on black-and-white, and while I was working on 'Smile,' I learned to adapt to color on my end.

I used to rely on black-and-white, and while I was working on 'Smile,' I learned to adapt to color on my end.

I used to rely on black-and-white, and while I was working on 'Smile,' I learned to adapt to color on my end.

I used to rely on black-and-white, and while I was working on 'Smile,' I learned to adapt to color on my end.

I used to rely on black-and-white, and while I was working on 'Smile,' I learned to adapt to color on my end.

I used to rely on black-and-white, and while I was working on 'Smile,' I learned to adapt to color on my end.

I used to rely on black-and-white, and while I was working on 'Smile,' I learned to adapt to color on my end.

I used to rely on black-and-white, and while I was working on 'Smile,' I learned to adapt to color on my end.

I used to rely on black-and-white, and while I was working on 'Smile,' I learned to adapt to color on my end.

I used to rely on black-and-white, and while I was working on 'Smile,' I learned to adapt to color on my end.

I used to rely on black-and-white, and while I was working on 'Smile,' I learned to adapt to color on my end.

I used to rely on black-and-white, and while I was working on 'Smile,' I learned to adapt to color on my end.