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What's fascinating is that when you write a script, it's almost a stream of consciousness. You have an idea that it means something, but you're not always sure what. Then when you get on the set, the actors teach you.

When you write a story, it just flows and you don't control it. It's subconscious.

I actually feel that the different kinds of stories come out of different parts of my brain.

I can write two scripts concurrently, but I usually prefer to do one at a time. However, I also usually have 5 or 6 story ideas that are percolating in my head at any one time, so it can get a little crowded in there.

The important discovery I made very early is that my novels had to be written without any given plan or outline. I can't do it in any other way. But then they are dependent on the sentences, my intuition, and, as I have experienced many times, the subconscious.

Whenever I write, I try and approach my stories from some kind of universal theme or idea or emotion.

I write because something inner and unconscious forces me to. That is the first compulsion. The second is one of ethical and moral duty. I feel responsible to tell stories that inspire readers to consider more deeply who they are.

I used to write stories and poetry, but for some reason I have it in my head that if I'm going to write, I have to write a script.

I write the story as it comes to me - YA is my natural voice, not a conscious choice.