Sometimes, I get ideas from dreams. Often, my stories are based on adventures that I, or my friends, have actually lived.

I still pinch meself when I wake up of a morning...Who ever thought I'd be a children's author -- let alone a best-selling children's author? I feel I should still be driving a truck, or (working as) a longshoreman.

Don't be ashamed to weep; 'tis right to grieve. Tears are only water, and flowers, trees, and fruit cannot grow without water. But there must be sunlight also. A wounded heart will heal in time, and when it does, the memory and love of our lost ones is sealed inside to comfort us.

Fate is fickle, and the company of unwilling friends short lived.

I wanted to write something visual that I could read to the children. This was when I created the idea of Redwall Abbey in my imagination. As I wrote, the idea grew, and the manuscript along with it.

The more 'otter it is, the more 'otter otters likes it

Food to eat and games to play. Tell me why, tell me why. Serve it out and eat it up. Have a try, have a try.