Once 'Walk Two Moons' received the Newbery Medal, I decided to write full-time. Partly because there seemed to be an audience out there who wanted to read what I wanted to write, and partly because I could now support myself financially through writing.
Sharon CreechDonโt be in too much of a rush to be published. There is enormous value in listening and reading and writingโand then putting your words away for weeks or monthsโand then returning to your work to polish it some more.
Sharon CreechThen I thought, boy, isn't that just typical? You wait and wait and wait for something, and then when it happens, you feel sad.
Sharon Creech