I think it's fair rude to make him a tree and not know what kind he is.

"I'm sorry," she said humbly. "I haven't wanted to lie to you." "I should hope so. You're the worst liar I've ever met." He thought about it for a moment, then added, " - or the best. Now I'm all confused.

If you've a story, make sure it's a whole one, with details close to hand. It's the difference between a good lie and getting caught.

Reflect as if you have all of time, even when time is short.

Publishers have realized that, unlike the previous time period, American teenagers are both smarter and require more topical material than they had been giving them before that. For one thing, they'll read thicker books. Besides, has anybody looked at the news or read the newspapers recently?

Threats are the last resort of a man with no vocabulary.

That's all this job is, Daine," she explained. "Trying to please everyone and pleasing no one. And it will only get worse, not better.