How do we beat her? I asked. You pretty much don’t, Horus said. She is the incarnation of the sun’s wrath. Back in the day when Ra was active, she would have been much more impressive, but still. .She’s unstoppable. A born killer. A slaying machine— “Okay, I get it!” I yelled.

I think every writer struggles in some way with writers block. The trick is to plan out what you are going to say beforehand. I found out that if you make an outline you're much less likely to get blocked when you get into the middle of the story.

We can’t make a portal—” “We’ve got a flying boat,” Carter offered.

The bridge fell away into the chasm, and the Cyclops howled ... with delight, because he was standing right next to us.

I wasn't aiming at the school bus, but of course I got expelled anyway.

Twelve minutes. I can give you that.

The thing about plummetting downhill at fifty miles an hour on a snack platter - if you realize it's a bad idea when you're halfway down, it's too late.