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Sometimes I'll hear a phrase or a word and write it down in my little black notebook (a writer's best mate), then come back to it and work a plot around it.

When I am writing anything in general, I just want to tell the story that exists in my head; I don't try to write a parable or make a point.

When I'm writing the first draft, I'm writing in a very slovenly way: anything to get the outline of the story on paper.

Paper acts as an eraser on the mind, as soon as you look at what you've written.

Once I have the story in my head, I write it down. The illustrations usually come last.

I went back to the notion of story, which is always a good thing to have if you're trying to get people to pay attention to a book and pick up information along the way.

I like to allow a story to arise as I'm writing scripts. I find it horrible when I try to think of something for the plot without really being on the ground and seeing where it goes.

I don't write about the same thing every time, everyday, different things are happening out there and if you take the time to look around, you can see that, then you can put it all together and tell the story.

I like to think that I am telling a story rather than writing it.

I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one.