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I had an older brother, an older sister and a younger brother, and though I look back fondly on my childhood, I think that when you've got four siblings sharing the same resources and a single kids' bathroom, it's going to get a little tense at times.

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In middle school, I started to draw, and my pencil sketches were huge. They were these 4ft by 3ft drawings, and I got a lot of attention for that, so that was very validating. But I didn't start cartooning until I was in college.

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I've learned to accept that I'm a children's writer, even if it's not what I set out to become. It's what I should have been all along, and I'll stay in this role as long as I'm a writer.

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I'm an author whose strength is in gag-writing.

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I take comedy very seriously, and I feel very competitive.

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I labored for eight years thinking I was writing a book for adults that was a nostalgic look back on childhood. Then my publisher informed me I'd written a children's book.

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I'm not very charismatic or telegenic. I feel bad for the kids waiting three hours in line for their book to be signed.

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My advice to authors would be to try to do something original rather than to try to anticipate what the market is looking for.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: February 19th, 1971

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