We had so much fun together as friends that I suggested we [with Kate DiCamillo] write a book together.
Alison McGheeSo we [with Kate DiCamillo] decided to give the friends an object and see what they did with it. The object was a sock and it went from there. Once we got going, once we got on a roll, it became very easy to work together and to figure out how to do it. We would meet for two-hour segments, usually from 10-12, two or three times a week. We met all one summer, and I think into the fall.
Alison McGheeOur rule was that we [with Kate DiCamillo] would write everything together, literally every word.
Alison McGheeWe met in the summer or fall of 2001. I had never met Kate [DiCamillo], though I'd heard her name, and I think she knew of me too. We were laughing within a few minutes, I mean really, furiously, laughing. So we were off to a good start.
Alison McGhee