A Person Without Curiosity May As Well

[ Adult Novels] Was The World Of Grownups. There Was Nothing About Teenagers.

I Use A Computer, But Before I Begin Each New Book I Keep A Notebook. I Write Down Everything That Comes To Mind During That Period Before I Actually Begin. It Might Take Months Or Weeks. That Notebook Is My Security Blanket So That I Never Have To Face A Blank Screen (or Blank Page). But I Print Out Often And My Best Ideas Usually Come With A Pencil In My Hand.

I Never Read The "bobbsey Twins" Or "boxcar Children."but I Did Remember Being Downtown, At The Bookstore By Myself And Having An Allowance And Spending It On A Nancy Drew Mysteries. And I Was Probably Eleven, Twelve.

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

Nothing Teaches You As Much About Writing Dialogue As Listening To It.