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Christopher Paul Curtis is the author of five books for children, including The Watsons Go to Birmingham- 1963, Mr. Chickees Messy Mission, and Bud, Not Buddy, which was the first book ever to receive book the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Author Award. He lives in Detriot with his family, his wife Habon Aden Curtis and his two daughters Ayaan Lesile Curtis and Ebyaan Hothan Curtis.
Curtis is known as Christopher Paul because when writing his first book he checked to see if there was already an author called Christopher Curtis and, realizing that there was, added Paul to his name to differentiate himself.
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Q: Why do you write?
CPC: I write because I love to. I'm very, very fortunate to have found
something that I love doing that also earns my living. But to be honest, I'd
write even if I weren't being paid to (Don't let my publisher know!) Writing
has always been a sanctuary or a refuge for me, any time I'm stressed or
anxious or worried I find that a couple of hours expressing myself by writing
always seems to have a calming effect on me. I'm sure there's some
philosophy that says one of the best ways to deal with any of your problems is
to take a deep breath and step away from them for a while, writing does this for
me.
Q: What is your favorite thing about writing?
CPC: Besides the soothing effect it has, I think my favorite part of writing
is being able to use my imagination and creativity to make new ideas and people
and situations come to life. I often tell young people that as a writer you are
very powerful, that you can make absolutely anything happen. I have a great deal
of fun doing this, as the writer you are the puppet-master and can control
everything. Believe me, that is a whole lot of fun because it ain't something
that's going to be happening very often in ...
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