I come to writing the same way I come to teaching, which is that my goal is always to create life-long readers.

I thought about being a teacher for three thousand years. It wouldn’t have made my Top Ten Things to Wish For list.

My goal in the classroom was always to make sure they were having so much fun that they didn't realize they were learning.

I do like to wrap things up and leave some things to the readers' imagination.

Writing 'Book 1: The Maze of Bones' didn't feel much different than writing one of my other novels, but I thought it was very innovative to offer the website and trading card components as well for those readers who wanted to go more in depth with the Cahill experience.

I learned to dream through reading, learned to create dreams through writing, and learned to develop dreamers through teaching. I shall always be a dreamer. Come dream with me.