She has written more than 40 books, from picture books to novels, but is most well known for her teen suspense novels. Her many awards include the Margaret A. Edwards Award, honoring a living author for a distinguished body of adolescent literature. Nothing specific, I just always knew I would be one. I started submitting stories to magazines when I was ten. They're the kind of books I enjoy reading.
Writing is a self-taught skill, and the only way to get better is to do it.
I don't mean write just when you're hit by inspiration, but do it as part of your everyday life. When I was a kid, I came home from school each day and sat down at the typewriter, the same way other kids might turn on the television. I kept journals, filled notebooks with poetry, wrote for the school paper, entered writing contests and submitted stories and poems to magazines. As a result, I ended up being able to make a living doing what I love. Writing gives you the power to create whole worlds and make everything in them happen the way you want it to.