I picked books by their covers - the worse the cover, the more I wanted to read it.
I've always wanted to have a book published - it was a dream of mine, but the thought of actually writing a book made me feel really sick.
When we had to do book reports, I would pick a book that no one read and just make it up and turn that in. I got praised for my imagination.
All the drawings are mine. Originally, the idea I sold to Random House was an illustrated recipe book on how to defend yourself against monsters.