The Only Control You Have

The Funny Thing Is, When I've Gone Through The Relentless Editing Process, My Editor And I Are Amazed The Mercy Watson Books Still Make Us Laugh. The Same Jokes That Made Us Laugh The First Time Around Still Make Us Laugh In The 16th Rendition.

What Would Make Me Happiest Is If Kids Read These Books [bink & Gollie] And Think: There Is So Much To Love In The World; And Words Are So Much Fun.

I Didn't Know Anything About Writing A Screenplay, But Somehow I Ended Up Rewriting A Screenplay.

May God Strike Me Down With A Hammer On The Head Before I Write A Book With A Teach-y Goal!

There's A Notion Of Art In This Country That You Have To Be Nutty Or Special Or "called" In Order To Be An Artist. I Believe The Questions Everyone Should Ask Themselves Are, "do You Want To Do It? Are You Willing To Do It Poorly? Are You Willing To Do The Work Of Doing It? Are You Willing To Persist When Everybody Tells You It's Silly?" If You're Willing To Do That, Then You Can Do It.