Fear Can Give You Urgent Wings.

There Are Certainly Times When My Own Everyday Life Seems To Retreat So The Life Of The Story Can Take Me Over. That Is Why A Writer Often Needs Space And Time, So That He Or She Can Abandon Ordinary Life And "live" With The Characters.

At The Same Time, I Think Books Create A Sort Of Network In The Reader's Mind, With One Book Reinforcing Another. Some Books Form Relationships. Other Books Stand In Opposition. No Two Writers Or Readers Have The Same Pattern Of Interaction.

Family!... You Might Just As Well Celebrate Battle, Murder And Sudden Death.

Canadians Are Americans With No Disneyland.

It Is A Good Idea To Know Which Publishers Publish Which Stories. For Example, There Is No Sense In Sending A Picture Book Text To A Publisher Who Does Not Publish Picture Books.