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

I wanted to be a librarian from a very young age. Some of my earliest memories are being taken to the local library. I ended up working as a bookseller. Becoming a writer was the logical offshoot of being a reader.

Often the greatest act of courage is admitting that one has made a mistake...Follow your hearts. Protect one another, trust one another, because, at the end of the day, all of these people want something from you, or want you to do something for them, or be something that you are not. Your own responsibility is to one another.

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!

Don't ever, for any reason, do anything to anyone, for any reason, ever, no matter what.

In fact, writing for younger adults is tougher. They remember everything and if they spot a problem, they'll be sure to let you know.

Fools lie, clever men stick to the truth.