I never think of an entire book at once. I always just start with a very small idea. In 'Holes,' I just began with the setting; a juvenile correctional facility located in the Texas desert. Then I slowly make up the story, and rewrite it several times, and each time I rewrite it, I get new ideas, and change the old ideas around.
Louis SacharI think of a book and a play, or a book and a movie, as two separate things - I don't think of it as my novel having a new life.
Louis SacharIt's โ I write the books and let the market find who reads it. I guess a young adult is anywhere from ten to fifteen.
Louis Sachar