The acclaim for Razorhurst means even more to me than usual because, let's be honest, Razorhurst is weird.

I think I've finally learned to stop worrying about how big the gaps are between my novels' publication.

I'm sure other writers have no difficulties writing nice.

Iloved Ashley Hope Perez's heartbreaking Out of Darkness set in late the 1930s in a small town Texas. It should win all the YA awards.

When I was little, I made up my own fairy tales, and the ghostly echo of Once upon a time shapes all the fiction Ive ever written.

Some worked in collaboration with each other to produce comics as well as short stories.I was partnered with Anita Roy. We critiqued each other's stories. Hers is a corker: future Masterchef. I chortled. There's not a single dud in Eat the Sky.

Speaking out and creating art that truly reflects the world we live in goes part of the way towards doing that. At least that's what I hope.