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Completing a book, it's a little like having a baby.

Books are finished.

I tell my students that with a 200-page novel, you are going to write 100 pages that don't make the final cut. See it as an opportunity, although it took me a while to enjoy that 'lost in the woods' feeling.

I mean, the wonderful thing about writing a book is that you're getting a finished product at the end of the day. You're communicating directly with the reader.

People think writing a children's book is something you could do in an afternoon but it's actually really hard.

Finishing a good book is like leaving a good friend.

Most every book I bring into the world is like birthing a baby; it's a lot of effort!

I didn't start working on children's books until I got a job at a book warehouse on the children's floor. When I started reading some of the books, I was so impressed.