Writing Is Seeing. It Is Paying Attention.

What's My Weirdest Adventure? Yikes, There've Been So Very Many. Perhaps The Pig+vegetable+taiwanese-army-guys Boat Ride To The Island Off The Coast Of Taiwan Qualifies As The Weirdest. Or At Least The Most Seasick.

There Are So Many Difficult Things And Stories Can Make Them Palatable. That's The Way I Have Always Felt.

Edward Knew What It Was Like To Say Over And Over Again The Names Of Those You Had Left Behind. He Knew What It Was Like To Miss Someone. And So He Listened. And In His Listening, His Heart Opened Wide And Then Wider Still. (page 103)

The Funny Thing Is, When I've Gone Through The Relentless Editing Process, My Editor And I Are Amazed The Mercy Watson Books Still Make Us Laugh. The Same Jokes That Made Us Laugh The First Time Around Still Make Us Laugh In The 16th Rendition.

Everything When I Was A Kid Was Illustrated.