Ocupation: Author
Life: b. March 25, 1960
Birthday: March 25
I often have trouble falling asleep at night, so when I'm lying in bed I think up stories. That's where I do a lot of my thinking. I also get a lot of ideas while I'm reading - sometimes reading someone else's stories will make me think of one of my own.
source: Scholastic Interview, www.scholastic.com.