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RCorsini

Sapphire was lucky enough to catch up with an amazing author, RCorsini.  She is the author Sushi and Sea Lions, Perfect and WHY!?

Greetings from Lynx Pack! I am Sapphire, one of the interviewers from the Crazy Late Nighters Community. Please let me know when it would be a good time for you :)

Hello! How are you? I am actually available now if you'd like to? If not anytime after 8pm works best for me :). I should mention I'm EST.

I am fine, thank you! How about you? And great! I am also available right now. So, shall we start?

Of course.

I read one of your books and it stated you are from New York. Born and raised right?

I am! I'm a Queens girl.

That is fantastic! Okay, so moving on, we will now start the interview. What pen name and pronouns would you like to go by?

My pen name is RCorsini and you can use she.

That's nice! My first question is, when did you realize that you wanted to be a writer?

Oh! This is is a great question. So I started dabbling in writing in high school when I took a creative writing elective. My teacher told me I had some real talent, but I didn't think anything of it. Then I just kept writing. I was in the middle of a transition. I realized I didn't want to be a dancer anymore so it was then I decided I wanted to pursue writing. I went from one art to another.

That's a good change. However, by one art to another, can you kindly state what are those arts that you took?

So I actually went to a performing arts high school in New York City. I was a dance major so I spend a lot of my time in a dance studio, at least fifteen hours a week. Writing was just a hobby for me at that point because I just didn't have the time to dedicate to it. As I got further along in my program I found myself gravitating more toward writing and less toward my dance classes.

So now, you don't dance anymore? Or you still dance but spend less time?

Before quarantine I actually taught ballet! I stopped dancing for a very long time. I needed a total break from it. I eventually went back to taking classes, but just for my own personal enjoyment. Then I moved into teaching. That was great. I miss my ballerinas!

Wow! I don't know much about ballet, but from what I see in movies that kind of dance is quite hard. Well, both writing and dancing can help you express your emotions. What is the difference between them that made you pick writing?

I found ballet to be more mentally and physically exhausting. It's the constant pursuit of perfection. It's endless. Writing is more of a release. Of course you strive to be the best writer you can possibly be, but I never feel like I'm striving for something unattainable.

That is a distinct difference. How did you discover Wattpad and decide to write stories?

Some of my students read Wattpad! It was totally random that I discovered this amazing place. I was already in the process of writing my book and one of my kids was talking about this app where she reads stories. So, I was like...hmm, maybe I should try it. Let's see if anyone likes this thing I've been working on.

Hmm, I also read from one of your books that one of the stories you made and published here on Wattpad can relate to you in some ways. How does it feel that you were able to express your emotions without any restrictions?

It feels amazing! Honestly. So, like I said, writing is a release. I think I had all of these feelings and emotions bottled up inside. They had to get out, so I started writing them down. I used fiction to express myself. It helped me so much.