When author Jeff Kinney started writing Diary of a Wimpy Kid, he spent four years just trying to remember what it was like to be a kid. Having children has given Kinney a new perspective.
Everyone sees life through their own filter. For author Jeff Kinney, humor is that filter. Here, he describes how he goes from jokes to a complete book.
Author Jerry Spinelli says no one told him how difficult it would be to make a living writing books. Sometimes he had to choose between cough syrup and milk for his children.
