Emily actually agreeing to give up story writing is one of the bravest things she ever did tbh. Let the girl write! Maybe the excess bottled up fiction manifested itself as psychic powers - actually that reminds me of Roald Dahl's Matilda, which is far outside the date range in question, but which basically does just that. Of course the counterargument is Billabong since I cannot imagine Norah writing a poem at all.