"Writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles."

— Shannon Hale

(Born: January 26, 1974)

Shannon Hale is an American author primarily of young adult fantasy, including the Newbery Honor book Princess Academy and The Goose Girl. Her first novel for adults, Austenland, was adapted into a film in 2013. She is a graduate of the University of Utah and the University of Montana. Wikipedia