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My goal as a novelist is to create smart entertainment, books that keep bright people up too late, that make them want to read just one more chapter. Books that have ideas threaded in amidst the thrilling bits, ideas that I hope linger even after people close the book.

I love reading; it's a great way to avoid writing.

I don't want my writing to be work to read. My main goal is completely shameless entertainment. I want people to smile and giggle and enjoy the book. I'm not trying to save the world through literature.

I've always wanted to be a part of that experience of writing to an audience that is just starting to fall in love with books. When I felt that my writing for adults had become cemented, I decided to write a YA series.

I like to be read. That's most of what any writer could want.

I'd always been a big reader, and I loved books, and I always thought writing would be a great way to get by in the world.

One of my goals is to allow readers to see my characters and the world they inhabit as vividly as possible.

Finding people who get enormous pleasure from reading books is a more and more unusual experience, and so writers just so much want to be heard.

Reading takes me to a different place than my everyday life. I usually get fully involved in what I'm reading about, so it's a great escape.

Reading while I'm writing ideally inspires my competitive side. When I read great writers, I want to be a better writer.