Middle school's amazing. It is extraordinary. An extraordinary time.

The best moment is when you walk into a bookstore and see a pile of your books - that is the oddest experience in the world!

When in doubt, we follow our hearts. Words can be false, images and sounds can be manipulated. But this...' He tapped his chest, over his heart. 'This is always true

Most writers, I'm afraid, live very boring lives sitting in front of a screen. However, having said that: every writer puts a bit of themselves into the characters to bring them alive.

You need to play to win. But you also need to win ... to play.

You are not living, you are surviving.

Making sure that the geography and timelines work is always the hardest part of writing. But you owe it to the readers to get it right!