She eventually moved in with her father and stepmother in Idaho and landed a job as a housemother in a group home for teen girls. In pursuit of her literary career, Pierce then moved to Manhattan, and on the advice of her agent she turned her novel into four books for teenagers.
A turning point in her life came when she worked as a secretary and helped to start a radio comedy and production company while she was rewriting Alanna's story. It was there that she met her husband, Tim Liebe, an actor, video maker, and writer. Working at the radio company also exposed her to an array of talent among the actors, writers, singers, dancers, and artists. It taught her that all creativity "springs from the same place, and that, to keep the mind limber, a wide variety of input, from as many sources as possible, is necessary," as Pierce explained in the Seventh Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators.
Secret Identity Revealed
Before Pierce began writing her fantasy works, she studied the ancient cultures and arts that often wind themselves through her imaginative plots for young readers.
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