the person in this picture is really me.

If you enjoy reading something, read it.

All of a sudden it felt like people were peering over my shoulder, wondering what I would write next. I was blocked for four years.

Things were rough all over, but it was better that way. That way you could tell the other guy was human too.

I was desperate for something to read that dealt realistically with teenage life, and I thought others might be, too.

I never base a character on someone I know. You can get ideas from real life, but every character you write is some aspect of yourself.

let's do it for Johnny