I Didn't Go To Latin America Thinking,

I Was Sports Editor For My High School Newspaper, But I Think I Shied Away From Journalism.

I Hope To Focus On What I'm Passionate About Because I Think I'd Do Them Best Job On Them - Education, Urban Education, Women And Children's Issues And Literacy.

Writers Know - Especially New Writers - [that] A Lot Of It [creative Process] Is The Prewriting Stage, The Talking, Brainstorming, The Narrative Arc And The Character Sketches.

I Hope To Work With Kids Any Way Possible.

I Think I've Become More Like My Mom Just Because Of What We're Both Interested In, Children And Teaching And Writing.