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I always like when things are loosely based on real events. That always makes it more interesting because there's a lot of research you can do.

You kind of hope that the events themselves are interesting. I think that's what you have to hope for, that on a broad level it's an interesting story.

We sort of read two or three big newspapers but we don't get the flavor of the local events, the local news as much.

I'm a fan of meeting readers face to face, at reader events, where we're able to sit down and take some time to talk.

Events are the best teacher for us. You try to learn from people, there is always some bend to it.

I've always been interested in setting my stories against a big event, the importance of which my younger readers are slowly becoming aware of as they move into their teens.

Sometimes I can receive the world and regurgitate my version of events easily and sometimes it's hard.

Naturally, the reader has access only to the events I show and the way I show them, but as has been said, there's generally a good deal of ambiguity in that presentation.

I have always been honest about my recollection of events.