I knew what infinity was. Being a previous art student, I knew about some art concepts.

I generally have an idea where I want to go, but I don't know how I'm going to get there.

I'm heavily influenced by Edward Ardizzone, how he has people talking in little speech bubbles. I love those. And also Edward Gorey. Those are two of my favorite people.

I do love that discovery of when you're trying to figure out how to make something work, and it happens in a way that you didn't predict.

I started thinking about [ what book is going to go next] when I was working on As Easy as Falling Off the Face of the Earth.

It's really daunting when you have just spent a lot of time on something to think about tossing it out. But once you've started something better that's working right, then it's pretty easy to let the first one go.

In the bedroom time I have generated thoughts, and then in the studio I take those thoughts and try to shape them into something.