I think Judy Blume, Stephen King, and Dean Koontz are the three authors responsible for my being where I am today. I owe them a lot.

I'm inspired by almost everything I come across in life, and one way or another they find themselves sneaking into my stories.

But first, my friends, I need you to do something for me. We have two spies in the back of the auditorium.

Your demons are always with you, Skale answered. His voice seemed even raspier than the day before. Don't you understand that by now? Always with you, impossible to escape. But you never can guess how they might manifest themselves.

You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!

Awww," Minho said. "That's almost as sweet as that time she slammed the end of a spear into your shuck face.

I think we should take a break, fill our little tummies and drink up.