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My novels are all ideas.

I love books, and I love to read, and I had ideas for books that I thought would be neat to read.

I've always been a big fan of books.

I've got more ideas for books than I'll ever be able to use in my lifetime. I'm very fortunate like that.

People are looking for inspiration, and my books are sometimes the vehicles of what people are looking for.

I read a lot. I am an inveterate reader. I always have a novel going.

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.

Listen, I wrote 10 unsuccessful books before I broke through, so I'm looking all the time to keep my books fascinating. I want to write what people want to read, not push any message.

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.

The early readers are in-between books for the kids who aren't ready for novels yet but are done with my picture books. It's really rewarding to think that they can grow up reading my books at all the different levels.