It's hard for children's authors to be accepted when they try to write adult books. J.K. Rowling is the exception because people are so eager to read anything by her, but it took Judy Blume three or four tries before she had a success.

It's hard for children's authors to be accepted when they try to write adult books. J.K. Rowling is the exception because people are so eager to read anything by her, but it took Judy Blume three or four tries before she had a success.

If you want to be a writer, don't worry so much about writing. Read as much as you can. Read as many different writers as you can. Soak up the styles.

When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or what was scary to me, and try to put those feelings into books.

Normally, I spend a week on the outline and take two weeks to write the book.

Well, when I was 13, for my bar mitzvah I received my first typewriter. And that was special.

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