A.H. Shelton

I do! We had to write and illustrate a book in I think forth grade. I wrote mine about a little girl who had a horse who kept following her to school. He would hide until she got out of school, and then run to her, excited. Even though she'd scolded him many times, she couldn't stay mad at him because he was so happy to see her each day. I can still remember those illustrations being the best I've ever drawn, and I so wish I still had the book to this day! :)

Most people ask me this question. They wanna know if I write an outline before starting a book. The answer is "no!" I have the beginning and ending in my head, and the rest comes out as I type. Every now and then I'll have to stop and sit back, trying to decide which direction to go with the storyline, but most of the time it just flows from my fingertips. I have recently, though, started using a check-list with Microsoft OneNote, ticking off the points I want to make sure to hit on as I write the story. I started doing that with my latest book, Sentinel, and it worked quite well. I think I'd recommend it to other authors as a good way of checking off your progress. :)