When You Ask, Did Writing Change My

[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.

I Like To Read Fiction Best And I Like To Write Fiction, Too.

The Child From 9 To 12 Interests Me Very Much. And So, Those Were The Years That I Like To Write About, When I'm Writing.

When I Was Growing Up, I Dreamed About Becoming A Cowgirl, A Detective, A Spy, A Great Actress, Or A Ballerina. Not A Dentist, Like My Father, Or A Homemaker, Like My Mother - And Certainly Not A Writer, Although I Always Loved To Read.

"margaret" Was Just My Truth. It Was What I Knew To Be True About Sixth Grade.