Living here, on the other hand, is a collection of a million “best things”. That is the best thing about moving back to Florida. Seriously though, I miss Boston and New York all the time, but when I thought about moving back to Florida I knew it meant two things: 1) being close to my family (I was born and raised in Naples and my parents still live there) and 2) being able to write outside. Or wash them and wonder where they all go. What is the best thing about returning to Florida? The only consistency is the challenge of producing good writing.ĭCA: I know you’ve studied in Boston and worked in New York City. That’s why I love writing: there are so many ways of doing it. And novels, well, the possibilities are endless. Weaving a narrative in order to leave it up to the readers’ imagination is as once frightening and fascinating. Short stories are freeing while at the same time very constrictive. When you have three or so pages of text, every single word is precious. They can sniff it out like a dog and a bone. The cardinal rule is not to talk down to children. Children’s books are just beasts unto themselves. It is a gift to be able to think about real people acting out your words.
There are many more parameters for a screenplay than a written narrative-it is a more structured medium. Whether it is a children’s book, a short story or a screenplay you have to figure out what the story is and tell it in a compelling and emotional way. On the one hand it is completely different and on the other it is very similar. How does screenwriting differ from writing for children and from short stories? Image courtesy/used by permission of Margaret Cardillo.ĭCA: You hold an assistantship at the University of Miami, where you are working on a Masters in Screenwriting. She inspired me as a young girl and I wanted to inspire a new generation of fans. Whether it was her acting, her style or her activism with UNICEF, Audrey is famous for all the right reasons. She saw the opportunity to help children and she took it in a big, life-changing way. This was long before Angelina Jolie and Bono. She dedicated her life to UNICEF and traveled the world bringing aid to children in need. And then she did something that not many actors did at that time: she chose to use her fame to help others. She was always kind and she was always herself-she never tried to be anyone other than Audrey. She created a whole fashion movement with the Audrey Look. She built a movie career anyone would be proud of. She survived war-torn Holland during World War II. When I read more about her life outside of the screen, I loved her even more.
I fell in love with Audrey when I was 10 years old when I watched Roman Holiday for the first time. How did you decide to write about the iconic Audrey Hepburn as a young girl? DCA: You were just honored with a gold medal in the Florida Books Awards for your book, Just Being Audrey.
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