[When I was a kid] I was a surgeon, amputating legs and arms of my paper dolls. And I had a little board with little tacks that I would tack them down to do this.
Judy BlumeIt's strange, but when it comes right down to it I never do fall apart--even when I'm sure I will.
Judy BlumeI'm really quite bad at coming up with plot ideas. I like to create characters and just see what will happen to them when I let them loose!
Judy BlumeIn a New York Post interview, Judy Blume, author of young-adult fiction, gave this advice on getting your kids to read: "Moms come up to me at book signings and describe how they're telling their daughters, 'These were my favorite books,'?" she says. "I say, 'Quit it! That's the biggest turnoff!'"You want to get them to read them, leave them around the house and every so often, say, 'You're not ready to read this yet.'
Judy Blume