#LA11SCBWI: Inspiration from Day 2

From Donna Jo Napoli, author, on her office:  “I work in the laundry room. When my children were small it made a lot of sense.”

From David Small, author/illustrator:  “Drawing is like breathing.”

From Judy Blume, author:  “I never really understood the creative process.”
“My best ideas come when I’m doing something physical; I’m distracted.”
On the first page of a new book:  “I know that I start a book on the day something different happens.”
On writing the first draft:  “I know where it’s starting and I think I know where it’s going, but I don’t know what’s going to happen along the way. It’s both terrifying and wonderful!”

From Jon Scieszka, author:  “I was going to be a doctor, but then I realized I didn’t like sick people.”

From Norton Juster, author, on the lack of electronic devices when he grew up in the 1930s:  “There was nothing to stick in your ears unless someone bigger or stronger told you you had to.”

From Verla Kay, author, on Internet promotion:  “Promote other people’s work as often as you can.”