I Had Always Loved To

I'm Sure There Were Times When I Wish I Had Thought, 'gosh, That Might Really Embarrass Mom And Dad,' But Our Parents Didn't Raise Us To Think About Them. They're Very Selfless And They Wanted Us To Have As Normal Of A College Life As Possible. So Really, We Didn't Think Of Any Repercussions.

I Didn't Go To Latin America Thinking, 'i'm Gonna Write A Book. This Is What I'm Gonna Do.' I Went There To Work For Unicef And To Learn.

Writers Know - Especially New Writers - [that] A Lot Of It [creative Process] Is The Prewriting Stage, The Talking, Brainstorming, The Narrative Arc And The Character Sketches.

As I've Gotten Older, My Mannerisms Are More And More Like My Mom's. Also, She Was An Educator - She's Extremely Passionate About Education And Children. I Guess I Inherited That In Some Way.

There's No Job That's More Rewarding Than Being With Kids. I Adore It.