But if Mandy's a fairy, why did Ella's mom die? Mandy says that she didn't know how sick Ella's mom was until it was too late, and, anyway, even fairies can't stop someone from dying.Ella eats the carrot soup just like Mandy has ordered her too, but her mind is totally blown by the news that Mandy is a fairy.I'm still working on it, many years after I wrote the book. Then I should act on my assessment, even if people are disappointed or angry. Instead, I should be figuring out what's best and what I want. When I'm pressured to do something, I tend to knuckle under. I realized only later that I'd created a message for me. While I was writing, the curse was an explanation and the problem that set the whole story going. Ella has to do as she's told, and she takes revenge whenever she can. I was in trouble until I thought of the curse of obedience. It's hard to write a book about a character who annoys and puzzles you. She's so disgustingly good! And why does she take orders from her horrible stepmother and stepsisters?
But when I considered it, I realized I didn't like Cinderella or understand her. "Cinderella" is such an important tale, it's the first one I thought of. I was starting a new writing class and needed an idea, so I thought maybe I could expand a fairy tale too. (You should read it if you haven't already.) I wrote it because I love fairy tales and I'd just read Beauty by Robin McKinley, which I admired enormously. You may know that Ella Enchanted was my first published book after ten years of trying.
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