I, Personally, Have Found Reading A Continual

When You Are Writing, Of Course, You Have To Do All That Writing And Correcting For Yourself. When I Was A Librarian It Was Expected That I Would Know About A Wide Range Of Books.

It Can Certainly Happen That Characters In More Sophisticated Stories Can "take Over" As They Develop And Change The Author's Original Ideas. Well, It Certainly Happens To Me At Times.

When I Was A Child I Had A Best Friend Who Lived Across The Road From Me. When Her Mother Died Unexpectedly It Was Like Losing A Member Of My Own Family. I Think I Am Still Affected By The Memory Of That Loss.

I Don't Think I Prefer Writing For One Age Group Above Another. I Am Just As Pleased With A Story Which I Feel Works Well For Very Small Children As I Do With A Story For Young Adults.

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.