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I started writing because I decided I was too old to play pretend in the backyard. Then I found that I could create those imaginary worlds on the page.

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Veronica Roth
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 19
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
New York City
New York
Veronica Anne Roth
Writing
Pretend
World
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Pages
Decided
Started
Backyard
Create
Backyards
Found
Imaginary
Play
Worlds

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