Most of my writing is intended either for kids or for readers of pretty much any age. But every now and then I have a chance to write a piece specifically targeting the adult reader. So far I have not written an entire book aimed at such an audience. You'll see that my name doesn't appear as author on the cover of the book displayed here. I'm not cheating to show that, however; some of the words inside are indeed my own. It's an anthology, not a book by a single author.

This excellent collection of essays and interviews was created and edited by Juanita Havill, a notable children's author who like a lot of us is concerned about the forces and trends that shape what is offered to today's young readers. She collected contributions from a lot of us in the field of children's literature: authors and illustrators, editors and agents, educators and storytellers. It's a varied and fascinating collection. I was honored when she chose my contribution, Too Many Words, as the lead essay.

I write articles for journals and magazines, too, but most of those are in publications for other writers. Your library isn't likely to have issues. One fairly recent article was, however, written for the web magazine Critique. so you can, if you like, read it on the Internet. I hope you'll want to do that!