I Always Had Stories Inside

I Use A Computer, But Before I Begin Each New Book I Keep A Notebook. I Write Down Everything That Comes To Mind During That Period Before I Actually Begin. It Might Take Months Or Weeks. That Notebook Is My Security Blanket So That I Never Have To Face A Blank Screen (or Blank Page). But I Print Out Often And My Best Ideas Usually Come With A Pencil In My Hand.

I Always Had Stories Inside My Head And One Day I Just Decided To Start Writing Them Down. I Didn't Actually Decide.

I Was Little Miss Perfect. That's Where All The Secrets Come In, Because You Know Damn Well You Are Not Perfect, But You Think Your Parents Want You To Be. And So You Pretend.

When I Started To Write, It Was The '70s, And Throughout That Decade, We Didn't Have Any Problems With Book Challenges Or Censorship.

We Are Friends For Life. When We’re Together The Years Fall Away. Isn’t That What Matters? To Have Someone Who Can Remember With You? To Have Someone Who Remembers How Far You’ve Come?