Hi there, my name is Evalynn. I am 12 years old. I was wondering if you van answer some of these questions for me? by the way the deadline is Friday for my book club meeting! Please write back as soon as possible!
1) why did you start to write?
2) what inspired you to write Ella Enchanted?
3) why do you write for a living?
Love Evalynn.

Hello! I love your book Writing Magic, especially since I am a writer myself. Your tips have really helped me pick up my prose (my favorite was that the word "said" disappears!) Know that you are an inspiration, and have really helped me become the writer I am today. (Sorry about the anonymity.) A million thanks!
God bless,
Me

Hi Gail! And other fellow fans!
I just finished reading "The Two Princesses" again... I can't count how many times I've poured over it, loved it, and cried over the ending.

But this time, my heart caught onto new and joyful symbolism.

I see hope for Meryl and Addie. I believe that we have the eternities to enjoy together after our mortal lives. A relationship as loving as these sisters' cannot be severed, even by changes in flesh and mortality. Their spirits and lives are eternally embracing.

And I saw beautiful symbolism of my true friend, Jesus, in many of the characters.

Addie gives up all her fear and comfort because she loves her sister so much. God let his son suffer and die to help us because he loves us that much.

Rhys risks his own life to help them, before knowing that Addie loves him back. Greater love hath no man than he who gives his own life for his friends.

And Drault helps Addie along the way, by his joyful, cheering, healing, and comforting presence that reminds me of what the Holy Spirit does for me in my own life.

Thank you for creating this beautiful story, that gains more meaning for me the more I read it!

Dear Levi:
Your books are the best. I love all of them. I have read most of them. And those I have read I read a lot. They are my favorite. I hope you continue to write books. You really should. You are too good an author to lose.
I hope you stay well,
Love,
Lea A. S.

Dear Gail Carson Levine

I am a children’s librarian and writer, and I wanted to write you today because I saw a clip of Anne Hathaway at a big HRC event saying a little trans girl had reached out to her and thanked her for being an ally and told her that she had named herself Ella after the book Ella Enchanted. I watched the movie many times as a kid— while it is wonderful and preserves some level of the spirit of the book, I was just reminded strongly about how much it meant to read that book of yours when I was six. It speaks so powerfully to children’s need for autonomy and power over their own bodies and minds, and to resisting oppressive structures that other people want to force you to commit to. I read that book and others of your books (Bamarre! Wizard feet hovering over moss!) over and over again as a little girl. Now I am a genderqueer gay man and I try to get kids to read and write as much as possible. Thank you for your work. It has been truly valuable for generations of readers.

Much love
Hal