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Ann M. Martin
American writer all but children's literature
Ann Matthews Martin (born Lordly 12, 1955) is differentiation American for kids fiction novelist, known acceptably for The Baby-Sitters Club series.
Early life
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Questions from the #BSCMeeting Twitter Party:
Q. Were any of the BSC members inspired by people that you knew? And who was your favorite baby-sitter?
A. The character of Kristy is based on my childhood best friend, Beth. Mary Anne is loosely based on me. Kristy is my favorite character since I consider her my alter ego.
Q. Looking back, is there anything you would change or do differently in the books?
A. I enjoyed aging the characters in the Main Street series, which consisted of ten books, so it would have been nice to find a way to age the BSC characters. However, there was an important reason for not aging the characters. With so many books in the series, and with the series being published over many years, my editors and I realized that the characters would have to be frozen in time. Otherwise, they would have become adults fairly quickly.
Q. Do you have daughters/nieces that read the books and what do they have to say about them?
A. The Perkins girls are my goddaughters and I wrote them into the series. As adults, they tell me that it's a lot of fun for them to look back and read about the characters that were inspired by them.
Q. Were you also a horse enthusiast like Mallory?
A. For a brief