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You'll notice that my books offer great variety. Some are for adults, some for children and some for teens. There are mysteries, historical novels, picture books, love stories and stories of crisis and courage.

I like to read fiction, and I particularly enjoy reading young adult fiction. But I also read children's books, adult books, current authors, and classics, but I like fiction the most.

I like to give and get basically anything (I love to read) but especially fiction and poetry.

I love literature deeply. I view books as sacred things, and in writing my story, I'm going to do my best to honor the form that has played such a huge part in shaping who I am.

I love seeing my book on shelves and getting letters from people who liked the book. I love telling stories and having other people tell stories to me.

As a writer, I'm convinced that encouraging children to write fiction, to hook into that marvelous machine called the imagination, has to be good for everyone.

Good storytelling appeals to me - good writing.

I'm not writing great literature. I'm writing commercial fiction for people to enjoy the stories and to like the characters.

I love fiction because in fiction you go into the thoughts of people, the little people, the people who were defeated, the poor, the women, the children that are never in history books.

I like the storytelling and reading the letters, the long-distance dedications.