Kids are baby goats. They're cute and they have redeeming social value. You are definitely not kids.

I tried to tell them that things would be okay, but I didn't believe it.

When I was young, my favorite picture book was 'Fletcher and Zenobia,' written by Edward Gorey and illustrated by Victoria Chess. It's long out of print now, but its mix of macabre humor and 1960s psychedelia made it a perfect children's book for the times.

I love Norse mythology - Thor and Odin and Loki - amazing characters.

You speak horse?" Hazel asked. "Speaking to horses is a Poseidon thing," Percy said. "Uh, I mean a Neptune thing." "Then you and Arion should get along fine," Hazel said. "He's a son of Neptune too." Percy turned pale. "Excuse me?

The first thing we pulled out was a lump of white gunk. “Wax,” Carter pronounced. “Fascinating.

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.