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I really don't know what I am going to do in terms of what a book is going to be about until I actually start writing it!

Usually I decide on what it is I'm writing next by the books I'm reading.

I don't know if anything I write will endure, but I do try to write it as a narrative that will not only challenge but also entice the reader into the lives of children.

Narrative becomes the way you make sense of chaos. That's how you focus the world. It's the only reason you should ever try this writing job.

I believe the most important thing you can do in any kind of novel is to make your reader want to go on with it and want to know what happens next.

While I'm writing, I'm also the first reader, and I want to write a book where I'm excited about what happens next.

Writing is a process of discovering. I could never outline a narrative; that just sounds boring. There's no joy of discovery in what you're doing if that's your strategy.

As a writer, my only responsibility is to tell a compelling story.

I write and draw from the gut. I often don't know what my stories are about until they're done.

The creative process; I enjoy thinking up the stories and situations for my books.