It's my job, too, to keep up with pop culture and what the kids are into 'cause you don't want to sound like an old man trying to write for kids. I spend a lot of my time spying on them.

I've lived in New York for 40 years. I came right after college.

I have a great office.

I've killed hundreds of teenagers. Hundreds. And I didn't know why. Why did I enjoy doing it so much? Why? And then I realized - I had a teenager at home!

I've had a very sheltered life. What can happen to you if you stay home writing all day?

Everything that has happened to me has been amazing and surprising.

I've never dreamed of a story idea. I have such boring dreams.