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Whenever I write, I'm always thinking of the reader.

I try not to picture a reader when I'm writing. It's like trying to make a great table but not picturing anybody sitting at it.

I realize I stare at everyone, especially when I'm walking down the street. I'm just a curious person.

Part of me becomes the characters I'm writing about. I think readers feel like they are there, the way I am, as a result.

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.

I hate going into a room with people in it and the feeling of them staring. I find every moment excruciating.

I was the kind of reader in smudged pink harlequin glasses sitting on the cool, dusty floor of the Arrandale public library, standing at the edge of the playground, having broken a tooth in dodge ball, and lying under my covers with a flashlight.

I read whatever is put in front of me. I gobble up books.

People who have seen me read usually come up afterwards and invite me to be a part of something.