Ideas Come From Everywhere - They Come

"summer Sisters" Is Probably My Least Autobiographical Book. The Whole Idea Started With Rowing Down The Pond. And I Heard An Explosion. I Don't Like Sudden Loud Noises. They Scare Me. And Then All These People Came Running Down The Hill And Jumped In The Water In Their Finery And A Bride And Groom Was With Them, And That's Where It All Started.

I Think People Who Write For Kids, We Have That Ability To Go Back Into Our Own Lives.

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.

Isn't That Interesting. All The Book Clubs. I've Never Belonged To One.

I Kept A Diary As A Teenager But I Never Would Have Shared It With Anyone. Still, I Think It's Very Good Practice To Write Things Down.