Stories Are Light. Light Is Precious In

Going Out And Not Only Meeting The Kids, But Meeting The Teachers And The Librarians And Seeing The World, Fills Me Up.

Her Sister, Holly Mcghee, Is An Agent, And She's My Agent In New York. She's Alison's Agent Too. Even Though Alison Lives Here In Minneapolis, I Met Alison Through Holly, When Holly Came To Minneapolis To Visit Alison.

I Like Going To Schools And Telling Classes That When I Was A Child, I Failed Every "will This Kid Become A Writer" Test.

It Is Truly Excellent To Have Someone Believe In You And Your Ability To Write. But I Think It Is Just As Helpful To Have People Who Don't Believe In You, People Who Mock You, People Who Doubt You, People Who Enrage You. Fortunately, There Is Never A Shortage Of This Type Of Person In The World ... Write For Yourself. Write For The Story. And Write, Also, For All Of The People Who Doubt You. Write For All Those People Who Are Not Brave Enough To Do This Grand And Wondrous Thing Themselves. Let Them Motivate You.

Go Home And Read To Your Adult. We Forget How Much We Love To Be Read To.