When I Started To Write, It Was

My Mother Was A Cracker Jack Typist. And She Would Come In And Sit At My House And Type The Final Type Script Before I Would Then Send It To The Publisher. And It Was Nice For Us.

That's My Anxiety Dream. I Go To The Library And All The Books On My Subject Are Out.

How We Handle Our Fears Will Determine Where We Go With The Rest Of Our Lives.

My Characters Live Inside My Head For A Long Time Before I Actually Start A Book. They Become So Real To Me, I Talk About Them At The Dinner Table As If They Are Real. Some People Consider This Weird. But My Family Understands.

I Do Believe That People Who Write For Children Are Deeply Connected To Their Own Childhood.