He got the idea for Freak the Mighty while driving his car.
He got the idea of REM World from books he read as a child.
He is working on a new book called Lobster Boy.
He started writing adult novels, but then wrote children's novels after
trying to write one.
When his first children's novel was published his parents called him
and he had to help his parents fix there septic system in the middle of
the Winter.
Still writing children's novels, and giving speeches at
schools. (October 2002)