I May Have Ruined My Life, But

Each Beat Told Him He Was Still Alive, At Least For One More Second.

I Never Think Of An Entire Book At Once. I Always Just Start With A Very Small Idea. In 'holes,' I Just Began With The Setting; A Juvenile Correctional Facility Located In The Texas Desert. Then I Slowly Make Up The Story, And Rewrite It Several Times, And Each Time I Rewrite It, I Get New Ideas, And Change The Old Ideas Around.

Well, Let Me Tell You Something, Caveman. You Are Here On Account Of One Person. If It Wasn't For That Person, You Wouldn't Be Here Digging Holes In The Hot Sun. You Know Who That Person Is?" "my No-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.

It's Funny How You Can Go From Hating A Girl To Maybe Liking Her, Maybe Liking Her A Lot, Just Because She Shows A Little Interest In You.

The Best Morals Kids Get From Any Book Is Just The Capacity To Empathize With Other People, To Care About The Characters And Their Feelings. So You Don't Have To Write A Preachy Book To Do That. You Just Have To Make It A Fun Book With Characters They Care About, And They Will Become Better People As A Result.