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I reluctantly soldiered on to the raccoon. It actually would have tasted quite good had I not had the image of a raccoon rummaging through the garbage stuck in my head.

I probably get more inspiration for human stories and idiosyncrasies than I do animal stories.

It seems natural to surround my fictional world with animals because my reality is full of them. When I'm sitting there conceiving a story, they just pop up.

I've always written about animals. I'm still trying to process why that is.

I love using my imagination. I love writing about animals.

I've been writing stories since I was a kid. I love writing stories.

No one wants to read a story where I saw a cute puppy on the street and I petted it. I mean, that's not funny. I only write about the funny stuff.

The raccoons, foxes, beavers, chinchillas, minks, rabbits, and yes, sometimes even dogs and cats that are killed for fur are not very different from your beloved dog or cat. They all have eyes, ears and hearts. They all experience pain when they are physically maimed. They shake with fear when they experience terror.

Ever since I was a little girl, I have always loved animals and been fascinated with them.

I wanted to write stories I wanted to read, that I and my friends related to.