I never base characters on real people - you can get into so much trouble that way!

Once you have been touched by magic, you are forever changed. You leave a trail.

Dee's search for knowledge was always his greatest strength... and his weakness.

I published my first book in 1982 - a collection of Irish folklore called Irish Folk & Fairy Tales. It is still in print today. My first young adult book was published a couple of years later, and I've been writing in both genres ever since.

TMI? Too Much Information. It”s just easier to say 'TMI'. I used to say 'don't go there', but that's lame.

Wait. Look. Notice. If you keep those three words in mind, you just might survive the next few days.

There really is no difference in the actual writing or plotting. I choose to tell different stories for the younger reader and, of course, I would never put sex and extreme violence in a YA book. But writing for adults and children requires the same care and attention.