Do not let anyone discourage you. If they try: get determined, not depressed.
I think people who write for kids, we have that ability to go back into our own lives.
I am certainly a fearful person, but fearless in my writing. So there's that other person inside.
How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives.
I like one hair, tuna fish, the smell of rain and things that are pink. I hate pimples, baked potatoes, when my mother's mad, and religious holidays.
I do believe that people who write for children are deeply connected to their own childhood.