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The stories that find me What Inspires Me to Write Children’s Books and YA

What Inspires Me to Write Children’s Books and YA Novels

People sometimes ask me where my stories come from. I wish I had an exciting answer. The truth is, most of them start with something very small.

A question. A memory. Something one of my daughters says. A conversation I overhear. A feeling I remember from years ago. Sometimes it’s simply an idea that appears at completely the wrong time and then refuses to leave me alone.

I usually start with “What if?”

What if a little girl desperately...