I hate to cook and love to eat.

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I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right...

I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right...

I have a Bachelor of Arts in English, which means I had a lot of...

I have a Bachelor of Arts in English, which means I had a lot of...

I think of myself as an enormously lucky person.

I think of myself as an enormously lucky person.

Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer.

Understand, I had absolutely no interest in writing; I wanted to be a Writer.

I am busier now than I ever imagined I would be, but I feel blessed...

I am busier now than I ever imagined I would be, but I feel blessed...

Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers...

Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers...

I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a...

I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a...

Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I...

Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I...

I didn't start working on children's books until I got a job at a book...

I didn't start working on children's books until I got a job at a book...

I work full-time in a used bookstore. I get up. I drink a cup of...

I work full-time in a used bookstore. I get up. I drink a cup of...

I am single and childless, but I have lots of friends and I am an...

I am single and childless, but I have lots of friends and I am an...

I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children...

I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children...

Everything I write comes from my childhood in one way or another. I am forever...

Everything I write comes from my childhood in one way or another. I am forever...

My goal is two pages a day, five days a week. I never want to...

My goal is two pages a day, five days a week. I never want to...

I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head.

I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head.

It distresses me that parents insist that their children read or make them read. The...

It distresses me that parents insist that their children read or make them read. The...

My father leaving the family shaped who I was and how I looked at the...

My father leaving the family shaped who I was and how I looked at the...

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be...

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be...

I like to think of myself as a storyteller.

I like to think of myself as a storyteller.

I thought I was going nowhere. Now I can see there was a pattern.

I thought I was going nowhere. Now I can see there was a pattern.