I started trying to write when I was in second or third grade.

I started trying to write when I was in second or third grade.

I think I learned a lot from reading in general - even from reading badly written books.

I was lucky enough not to face any required summer reading lists until I went to college. So I still think of summer as the best time to read for fun.

I am not just what I remember. I am also what I dream.

Sometimes I can spend as long revising a manuscript as I spent writing it in the first place.

I like playing around with the words; I love it when I feel like I've picked the exact right word to describe whatever it is I'm trying to describe