I Like To Read Fiction Best And

"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 Didn't Know I Was Really A Writer Until I Read It In The New York Times. And Then I Thought, "oh My God, Maybe I Can Really Do This". That Was A Review Of "margaret."

Never Give Up! And Remember, Determination Is As Important As Talent.

I Don't Believe In Writer's Block. There Are Good Days When You're Writing And Less Good Days. I've Learned That If It's Not Happening To Walk Away And Return Later. I Doodle A Lot And Often Get My Best Ideas With A Pencil In My Hand While I'm Doodling. The Problem Is, Sometimes I Lose My Doodles And That's Bad!

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.