![]() ![]() ![]() What was another writing-related job that was important in your career? Four books later, we got a three-book publishing deal with Simon & Schuster that launched my career. I wrote one book and was able to get an agent. I was an avid reader, however, and all the books I ever read - good and bad - were my teachers (and still are). Since I studied journalism, I had only taken one creative writing class in my life. After having various jobs and then two children, I got serious about the dream and the craft of writing. Tell us about how you found your first job, and how you found your current job (if different).īeing a writer isn't exactly a job you "find." It sort of found me, when I was about seven. Unofficially: I work at home in my pajamas, writing books for adults and young adults. I have to put on real clothes when I go on tour. Officially: Award-winning author and a National Book Award finalist whose books, He's Gone Honey, Baby, Sweetheart The Last Forever The Secrets She Keeps are published and translated worldwide. On bad days: 14.Ĭollege & Majors/Minors: Communications/JournalismĬurrent Form of Employment: Writer Where do you work and what is your current position? ![]()
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