Describe your desk
For this book it started off as my lap on a short train ride. The best spot to sit was on the step near the door. Since then my desk's developed into a very sociable table on what I think must be one of the most beautiful train rides in the world.
When did you start writing?
Just after my Grade 1 teacher took my pencil out of my left had and convinced me I'd be happier right-handed. I started off with writing poetry for my parents, but the first money I earned from writing was a prize in an essay competition when I was about 12 or 13. I used it to buy a pair of ice skates I still have.
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