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Writing was something I have always been interested in. I've grown up in a household full of books, with both my parents English teachers and very booky.

- Alexandra Adornetto
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My school is very good and quite understanding and know I have to take time off for interviews or writers' festivals.

I'd read a lot of books where the girls are in awe of the supernatural male, so I thought it was time to write about an awesome and super-powerful female who is also quite vulnerable and naive about life on earth.

My first book was signed up when I was 13, and I've been writing ever since. But penning the 'Halo' series has been so much more rewarding than I ever expected. For three years, from the age of 16 to 19, I poured my life, my experiences, and a love for the supernatural that dates back to childhood into these books.

The South is full of memories and ghosts of the past. For me, it is the most inspiring place to write, from William Faulkner's haunted antebellum home to the banks of the Mississippi to the wind that whispers through the cotton fields.

VCE exams do not showcase students' abilities. By this, I mean that the system fails to recognise the diversity of skills, and most subjects do not allow students to demonstrate skills in a form other than a written exam.

When I first told people I was writing a book, some would say that was interesting, but others thought it was some holiday project and I would lose interest. I think my parents thought the same thing, and they were surprised when I kept going. I'm not sure I thought I would keep going, but then it became a big part of my life.

Teenagers have a natural curiosity and are keen to clock up experiences. What they need to be wary of is that some experiences may erode their sense of self and lead to a fragmentation of morals.

Childhood is just this amazing place, and in my books, I was trying to express my concern about childhood being eroded. You have kids' TV programs being interrupted by terrorist attacks, and kids are exposed to so much these days.

Apart from a small minority, teenage boys fall into three distinct categories: macho, metro, or just plain muddled.

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Writing was something I have always been interested in. I've grown up in a household full of books, with both my parents English teachers and very booky.

Writing was something I have always been interested in. I've grown up in a household full of books, with both my parents English teachers and very booky.

Writing was something I have always been interested in. I've grown up in a household full of books, with both my parents English teachers and very booky.

Writing was something I have always been interested in. I've grown up in a household full of books, with both my parents English teachers and very booky.

Writing was something I have always been interested in. I've grown up in a household full of books, with both my parents English teachers and very booky.

Writing was something I have always been interested in. I've grown up in a household full of books, with both my parents English teachers and very booky.

Writing was something I have always been interested in. I've grown up in a household full of books, with both my parents English teachers and very booky.

Writing was something I have always been interested in. I've grown up in a household full of books, with both my parents English teachers and very booky.

Writing was something I have always been interested in. I've grown up in a household full of books, with both my parents English teachers and very booky.

Writing was something I have always been interested in. I've grown up in a household full of books, with both my parents English teachers and very booky.

Writing was something I have always been interested in. I've grown up in a household full of books, with both my parents English teachers and very booky.

Writing was something I have always been interested in. I've grown up in a household full of books, with both my parents English teachers and very booky.

Writing was something I have always been interested in. I've grown up in a household full of books, with both my parents English teachers and very booky.

Writing was something I have always been interested in. I've grown up in a household full of books, with both my parents English teachers and very booky.

Writing was something I have always been interested in. I've grown up in a household full of books, with both my parents English teachers and very booky.