When I began to write and used a typewriter, I went through three drafts of a book before showing it to an editor.

I was twenty-seven when I began to write seriously, and after two years of rejections, my first book, 'The One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo,' was accepted for publication.

I always have trouble with titles for my books. I usually have no title until the editor has to present the book and calls me frantically, 'Judy, we need a title.'

I am such a rewriter; I have so many notebooks filled with drafts you wouldn't believe.

When I'm writing a book, you can't think about your audience. You're going to be in big trouble if you think about it. You're got to write from deep inside.

I meet people on the street or at book signings and they tend to treat me as if they know me, as if we're connected. It's great.