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

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 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 had a general outline of subjects. The way I start my days is my husband brings me a thermos of coffee up to the bedroom.

It's one of my favorite times of day. I'll have an array of notes, things that I want to think about. Something will start to take shape, and I'll play around with it. It's not usually an intense time. It's sort of a playful time. But it's when some really good thoughts arise.

I think we're conditioned by watching movies.

It really does feel, partly because of graphic novels kids read, like there's a lot of freedom with how you can use both images and words, because we think in both of those ways.