

Most days I take a nap, which I tend to do with a book on my chest, whether or not I was actually reading it before I fell asleep.

I do my best writing at home in my pajamas, though a lot of days I will venture out to a library to work (in jeans and a sweatshirt, rather than PJ's!). I like to warm up for writing by playing computer games. Due to my frequent travels, I don't really have a "typical" day, but most days I spend some time writing, reading, exercising (swimming, lifting, or walking), and visiting with friends. Now I divide my time between Natick, MA and New York. I went to college in Lexington, VA at Washington and Lee, where I studied English and European History I went to grad school in New York City at The New School, where I studied Writing for Children. I always read late into the night and slept with a book under my pillow. I was very much a planner, dreamer, and writer, creating plays and shows for my siblings and the neighborhood kids to be in and filling up entire notebooks with novels. During the summer I read a couple books a day and spent hours swimming and playing outside at our local pool or beach. During the school year I went to Catholic school, did a lot of homework, and read a couple books a week. Now I divide my time between I grew up outside Boston in Newton, and later Natick, MA.


I grew up outside Boston in Newton, and later Natick, MA.
