Like My Mother Said, You Can't Go

When I Was Twelve. And I Was Going Through My Parents' Bookshelves, I Found The Most Wonderful Books And Plenty Of. Within Those Wonderful Books That Were Real Turn-on's. At 12 Or 13, Books Were Such Turn-ons.

I Use A Computer, But Before I Begin Each New Book I Keep A Notebook. I Write Down Everything That Comes To Mind During That Period Before I Actually Begin. It Might Take Months Or Weeks. That Notebook Is My Security Blanket So That I Never Have To Face A Blank Screen (or Blank Page). But I Print Out Often And My Best Ideas Usually Come With A Pencil In My Hand.

I'm An E-mail Junkie Though I'm Trying To Read My In-box Only Twice A Day And To Answer All At Once.

The Parent Reads The Book. The Kid Reads The Book And Then They Can Talk About The Characters Instead Of Talking About Themselves. You Know There's A Connection Even If You Don't Talk About It When You Read The Same Books.

If All You Leave In The Library Is Books That You Think Speak To Everyone, What Are You Going To Have? You'd Have Nothing.