Writing is a lonely job. Having someone who believes in you makes a lot if difference. They don't have to makes speeches. Just believing is usually enough.

When you sit down to write, write. Don't do anything else except go to the bathroom, and only do that if it absolutely cannot be put off.

Time continued to pass - the oldest trick in the world, and maybe the only one that really is magic.

Only library books speak with such wordless eloquence of the power good stories hold over us.

When the reader hears strong echoes of his or her own life and beliefs, he or she is apt to become more invested in the story.

The turtle couldn't help us.

Like all sweet dreams, it will be brief, but brevity makes sweetness, doesn't it?