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A good number of years ago, when living on the East Coast, I spent leisure time during many a weekend wandering about flea markets looking for old children’s books and British 18th-century prints.
Can one separate the book from the person who wrote it? I want to. But it troubles me.
As we approach a new year perhaps it’s time to answer a reader’s question: “In what years,” she asked, “do your books take place?”
Christmas can mean many things to many people. For my part, I greatly enjoy Christmas, in particular the Christmas books I love.
I recently received a letter from an elementary principal and media specialist who wanted to let me know that their school did a “one book” reading program that, to my delight, used one of my books!
Research for your novel? Trust me. No matter how obscure a topic, someone has written about it.
It’s that time again: I have to decide what my next book will be. It’s hardly a simple decision. I will be living with that choice for the next two years—at least.
This time-lapse before revisions start in earnest, allows me to go back to the book. … the whole now informs the parts, so, I find myself making lots of small changes.
Although I have lived in Colorado for the past twenty-five years, I still think of myself as a New Yorker. It’s hardly a puzzle as to why it is the setting for a good number of my books.
It doesn’t matter how long I work on a book, the moment I decide I’m going to share it with someone, my wife, an editor, or a friend, my mindset changes.