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"Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers and their books as guides in the wilderness."
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"Books were this wonderful escape for me because I could open a book and disappear into it, and that was the only way out of that house when I was a kid."
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"Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I loved your book. Will you write me another one?"
"I didn't start working on children's books until I got a job at a book warehouse on the children's floor. When I started reading some of the books, I was so impressed."
"It distresses me that parents insist that their children read or make them read. The best way for children to treasure reading is to see the adults in their lives reading for their own pleasure."
"I have a Bachelor of Arts in English, which means I had a lot of formal training in reading."
"I work full-time in a used bookstore. I get up. I drink a cup of coffee. I think, The last thing I want to do is write. Then I go to the computer and write."
"I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children and adults."
"I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right piece of music for what I'm working on. Once I figure it out, that's the only thing I'll play."
"I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a screenplay."
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