This week YA Author Cedella Marley took over our Twitter as a part of our weekly Thursday Twitter Takeover. Cedella Marley is the author of Marley and the Family Band (See YEM’s write up of Cedella Marley here.) See highlights from the takeover below.
.@cedellamarley here ♥️ taking over this Twitter account to answer some of your literary questions 📚 #YAauthorTakeover
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) March 31, 2022
#YAauthorTakeover
Q: When did you first know you wanted to become a writer?
A: I think you always know…I am a creative person from a creative family so it was always something I was interested in— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) March 31, 2022
#YAauthorTakeover: Favorite book when you were a child: always a big fan of the Nancy Drew book series. Nancy really helped hone my sleuthing skills. Skills I still employ to this day 🙂
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) March 31, 2022
#YAauthorTakeover: Your top five authors:
Marlon James, Angela Davis, Jackie Collins, Nella Larsen, Nicola Yoon— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) March 31, 2022
#YAauthorTakeover:
Book you've faked reading:
War and Peace – it's not that i didn't read it but, let's just say it was around a lot in my belongings in high school…— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) March 31, 2022
#YAauthorTakeover: Book you've bought for the cover:
Subliminal: how your unconscious mind rules your behavior
cover worked..lured me right in!— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) March 31, 2022
#YAauthorTakeover: Book you hid from your parents:
All of them by Jackie Collins. Sex, crime, glamour, hollywood, not something as a teen I wanted to discuss with my parents. Jackie was real lady boss which spoke to me 🙂
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) March 31, 2022
#YAauthorTakeover Book that changed your life:
The War of Art. I'm a very disciplined person by nature, but sometimes you need some guidance towards self introspection and to check yourself, to tell your truths.
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) March 31, 2022
#YAauthorTakeover
Favorite line from a book:
we must do our work for its own sake, not for fortune or attention or applause – steven pressfield -the war of art— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) March 31, 2022
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4 books you'll never part with:
rottweilers for dummies – richard g. beauchamp
the marathon don't stop -by rob kenner
vivienne westwood- claire wilcox & vivienne westwood
no woman, no cry: my life with bob marley – rita marley & hettie jones
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) March 31, 2022
#YAauthorTakeover: Book you most want to read again for the first time: ?
no woman, no cry: my life with bob marley – by rita marley and hettie jones
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) March 31, 2022
#YAauthorTakeover: Book you're an evangelist for:
Interventions: a life in war and peace
by Kofi Annan, Nader Mousavizadeh— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) March 31, 2022
#YAauthorTakeover: All time favorite book: War of Art
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) March 31, 2022
#YAauthorTakeover: What is your favorite part about writing?
My favorite part about writing is sharing messages and stories in a thoughtful and authentic way ♥️— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) March 31, 2022
#YAauthorTakeover: Do you have any advice for those who want to become writers as well?
Follow you heart and be authentic in everything you do!— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) March 31, 2022
#YAauthorTakeover: How have you changed as a writer since your first book?
I am constantly growing and challenging myself.— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) March 31, 2022
#YAauthorTakeover: Is there always someone who you go to that reads your work before anyone else?
My sons!— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) March 31, 2022
I am signing off my #YAauthorTakeover ♥️ One love… @cedellamarley
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) March 31, 2022
