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

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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 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 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.

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...

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 like to think of myself as a storyteller.

I like to think of myself as a storyteller.

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 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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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...

I hate to cook and love to eat.

I hate to cook and love to eat.

I think of myself as an enormously lucky person.

I think of myself as an enormously lucky person.

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...

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...