I'm structured with time.

With most of my books, there are some parts that pop up right away, and other parts I have to wait for.

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

The morning time is also a time when I look at what I did yesterday. That's often a jumping-off point for today.

I remember when I was working on All Alone in the Universe, and Robin Roy was my editor. When I first sent it to her, she said kids this age don't want pictures in their books.

I love that when you're writing your mind is sort of figuring things out on its own, without you directing it.

I love when I'm trying to do something I don't know how to do, and it kind of figures itself out along the way. And that means messing up a lot. That means throwing away a lot of drawings.