Writers' communities are very helpful to writers because it gives them a way to try out their stuff short of publication.

Writers' communities are very helpful to writers because it gives them a way to try out their stuff short of publication.

Clang Clang Rattle Bing Bang, Gonna make my noise all day!

I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, As long as I'm living, my baby you'll be.

If you don't remember childhood and you idealize it, you can't write books for kids because they're not real. Kids pick that up.

I get up in front of a bunch of kids and say 'Hey, I'm gonna tell you a new story. Who wants to be in a new story?' Well some kid always sticks up their hand and that gives me a name, but it doesn't give me a story. I just say whatever comes to my mind and usually it's not that good. Every once in a while, however, I say something that turns into a really good story.

I tell the stories in front of audiences and wait for something to happen. It's similar to a standup comic doing his schtick for an audience.