Q&A 1. How do you develop your plot and characters? I tap into my fantasies, my fears, and desires. I allow myself to become comfortable...

What books/authors have influenced you and why? The books I remember most from my childhood are the Amelia Bedelia series by Peggy...

There is a phenomenon in the writing community which is greeted with a mixture of vexation and resignation. A phenomenon so well known...

How did you become a writer? I started telling stories at a very young age, and was always an avid reader. My first short story was...

How did you become a writer? I was in high school. English class. I did little of the required reading. Even less of the assigned...

How did you become a writer? I’ve always had a vivid imagination, concocting elaborate scenarios and stories as a child while playing...

How did you become a writer? It sounds a tad cliche, but I've always enjoyed writing. I was a bit awkward as a kid (and, full disclosure:...

How do you develop your plot and characters? First, an idea takes hold of me and won’t let go. I usually know the conflict and the end...

How did you become a writer? I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t writing. As a kid, I kept diaries and wrote stories that only my...

How did you become a writer? I would like to say that I had always planned to be a writer but that is not the case. When I was a teen, I...