I loved writing 'Two Brothers' more than anything else I have written. It's the first book I've written that I've always known I wanted to write. Having said that, it also kept me awake at nights.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I was the typical little sister who wanted to be just like her older brother. When I was growing up, my brother wrote phenomenal stories, so I wanted to write them, too.
I started writing while I was a little boy. Maybe it's because I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday. Also, my love for good writing pushed me.
I really absolutely loved writing my first book.
I grew up with older brothers, adore them, can't imagine going through life without them, and I definitely think I draw on that love when I'm writing about siblings. It's so powerful, the jump-in-front-of-a-train-to-protect-them kind of love.
And I love writing; I've been writing ever since I was seven.
I've always loved writing.
I loved to read, still do, and it seemed that the writing was a result of the love of books and reading and libraries.
I got into writing because books and stories were always a big part of my life. I loved listening to them and then reading them, and I loved making them up.
I write for the love of writing. If I never published another book, I would still be writing stories.
My last book, 'The Language of Flowers,' I wrote completely on naptime, when my little kids were asleep.