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Although I sometimes enjoy writing from an adult's perspective, I feel dedicated to the coming of age story - that part of a young person's life where he must make a decision that will change his life forever. I still remember what it's like to be twelve years old.

I tend to think of stories and books as being for everyone, just with an 'entry reading age' rather than an age range.

It can happen that a book, unlike its authors, grows younger as the years pass.

You can't be too old to be a writer, but you can definitely be too young!

I was always very curious as a young man about why older writers who I met seemed so indifferent to what was going on, whereas I, in my 20s, was reading everything. Everything seemed important. But they were only interested in the writers they admired when they were young, and I didn't understand it then, but now, now I understand it.

I kind of just write what I like to write. I'm thankful that readers of different ages seem to connect to my stories. I don't consciously think about age demographics when I'm working on my comics.

I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters.

I've always been drawn to writing for young readers. The books that I read growing up remain in my mind very strongly.

I might add that you change as a person as you grow older, so you change as a writer, too.

There's something peculiar about writing fiction. It requires an interesting balance between seeing the world as a child and having the wisdom of a middle-aged person. The further you get from childhood and the experience of the teenage years, the greater the danger of losing that wellspring.