I wrote as a kid, but I never wanted to be a writer, particularly. I had been drawing and painting for years and loved that.

I loved fairy tales as a kid, so that's where my mind gravitates.

I didn't want to be a writer. First I wanted to act, and then I wanted to be a painter like my big sister.

As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult, I'm fascinated by their logic and illogic.

I found that I was much more interested in writing and that I didn't like the illustrating at all. I had always been the hardest on myself when I drew and painted. I am not hard on myself when I write. I like what I write, so it is a much happier process.

My interest in the theater led me to my first writing experience as an adult. My husband David wrote the music and lyrics and I wrote the book for a children's musical, 'Spacenapped' that was produced by a neighborhood theater in Brooklyn.