I love getting handwritten letters in the mail. I don't open anything else, which isn't always a good thing! My piles of washed laundry are in a state of constant migration. I've always panicked when it comes to folding laundry or making beds--ever since I was a little girl. My family is everything to me. I've got a novel coming out in April called Secret Speakers and the Search for Selador's Gate. So, yes, I love to write. I love to travel. I love to sit around a table full of good food and laughter with family and friends more than anything in the world.