The Truth Will Make You Odd.

I Have To Go With What Comes Naturally To Me. Fantasy Isn't My Thing. I Did Enjoy The Oz Books When I Was Growing Up And Certainly My Grandson And I Read Harry Potter Together. You Write What You Can As Well As You Can.

[when I Was A Kid] I Was A Surgeon, Amputating Legs And Arms Of My Paper Dolls. And I Had A Little Board With Little Tacks That I Would Tack Them Down To Do This.

[writing] Totally Changed My Life. It Gave Me My Life. Everything Opened Up.

I'm A Rewriter. That's The Part I Like Best . . . Once I Have A Pile Of Paper To Work With, It's Like Having The Pieces Of A Puzzle. I Just Have To Put The Pieces Together To Make A Picture.

I Do Believe That People Who Write For Children Are Deeply Connected To Their Own Childhood.