I wish I had had my books when I was a kid, I do

I deal with unhappy marriages a lot. I've never been married, I'm single

I wish I had had my books when I was a kid, I do

It's not easy being so frightened of everything. And when I think of how much I've improved in the last year, I wonder when I'll ever get finished with making changes and be really grown up.

I think my books talk about kids learning to like and respect themselves and each other. You can't write a message book; you just tell the best story you know how to tell

I didn't expect to be doing a whole bunch of Amber Browns. And because it was just one book, and the father had moved away, I didn't realize I was going to have to deal more with shared custody, divorce and all those issues

I'm very lucky. I'm very fortunate that my books have never gone out of print - none of them