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.

Read. Read. Read. Just don't read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different styles.

I always just wanted to be funny. I never really planned to be scary.

I love theme parks but I'm a real chicken on rides. I'd rather invent scary rides for my books than go on them for real.

I'm a total Disney freak. I want to live in Disney World.

If you do enough planning before you start to write, there's no way you can have writer's block. I do a complete chapter by chapter outline.

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