I’ve wanted to be a lot of things in my life: astronomer, comic book artist, baker, mathematician, celtic fiddler. Time Lord.

But most of all I wanted to tell stories. Because that way I could have it all. I could write about witches and fortune-tellers and intergalactic travelers. So now I do!

I look like this:

Except sometimes I look like this:

(I’m the one with pink hair.)

I write my books here:

(You’ll have to imagine the large cup of tea and assorted post-its stuck every which where.)

I also love to travel. Here’s my husband and I in Paris, at the “point zero” mark in front of Notre Dame from which all distances in the city are traditionally measured. I am probably wondering what the distance is to the nearest pâtisserie!

From Paris October 2006

If you want to know even more, here are some interviews with me from around the net.

To find out what I’ve been reading, writing or otherwise obsessing over lately, you can click on the Blog link above.

I’m also a contributor over at The Enchanted Inkpot, where we talk about YA and MG fantasy books.

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