I Need To Write, And I Can't

I Feel Like I've Been Blessed. I See The World Through Stories.

Writing Is Seeing. It Is Paying Attention.

A Friend Of Mine Said Winn-dixie Is The Way That People Want The World To Be And Tiger Rising Is The Way That It Is.

It Is A Bad Thing To Have Love And Nowhere To Put It.

When It Is My Editor Telling Me How To Rewrite A Story, I Listen And Do What She Asks Because I Have Learned That I Get A Better Book In The End. I Can't Say I'm Happy When I Read That Editorial Letter. It Is Always A Little Painful And Scary. But I Have Learned That - Bit By Bit - I Can Make The Changes And Do The Work.