When I work on a novel, I usually have one character and a setting in mind. Kevin Henkes More Quotes by Kevin Henkes More Quotes From Kevin Henkes My advice to would-be young authors is to read a lot, write a lot, and not worry about creating a finished product. Keeping a journal is not a bad idea either. Kevin Henkes creating writing ideas Now smile a real smile for me so I know you`re not suffering inside. Kevin Henkes real suffering knows When I'm looking for an idea, I'll do anything--clean the closet, mow the lawn, work in the garden. Kevin Henkes clean garden ideas If we expose kids to books and art, nothing but good can come from it. Kevin Henkes kids book art Sometimes all you can do is say, 'Wow.' Kevin Henkes wow can-do sometimes Didn't it make sense that after something horrible happens, something better should follow? Kevin Henkes something-better horrible should Try drawing or painting a scene you're working on. Often this will help free up you imagination. Kevin Henkes drawing imagination trying Today was a difficult day. Tomorrow will be better Kevin Henkes tomorrow-will-be-better difficult today (His) sadness grew; it became a rock inside him, pulling him down. He carried the sadness everywhere, morning, noon, and night. It hurt to breathe. Kevin Henkes sadness hurt morning I always craft my words to the point where I think and hope they're perfect before I ever begin sketching. Kevin Henkes words think hope perfect I like examining the ordinary, and by doing so, one hopefully reveals the extraordinary nature within. Kevin Henkes doing like extraordinary nature Everyone has something interesting to say. Kevin Henkes everyone say something interesting I think writers are observers and watchers. We always have our ears open and eyes open, so I might see something in everyday life that inspires me. And I think that's probably more than anything else. Everyday life is where I get my inspiration. Kevin Henkes eyes think me life When I was a boy, one of my uncles had a cabin on a lake in Wisconsin. My family went there for parts of three summers, and I loved it! Kevin Henkes lake boy loved family Whenever I'm writing a book, small details from my life always creep in. Kevin Henkes my-life writing life book I usually do my writing in a very nice room, my studio, which is in the attic of our house in Wisconsin. But the nice thing about writing is that I can do it in many places. So sometimes I'll write in coffee shops. Kevin Henkes i-can coffee nice sometimes I usually know where I want to end up when I begin, but I have no idea how I'm going to get there... I don't write with an outline, and surprises happen on the way, and sometimes it changes. Kevin Henkes end know sometimes way When I'm drawing, I only do that at home, really, at my drawing table. But writing I could do in other places. So I've written in airports, in hotels, different places. Kevin Henkes drawing different home writing I like small, domestic stories. Kevin Henkes domestic small like stories When I'm writing the text for a book like 'Little White Rabbit,' I read it aloud, alone, in my studio, again and again and again - because the rhythm has to be exactly right. After I get my manuscript to the point where I think it is perfect, I begin to think about what I want the art to look like. Kevin Henkes alone look book art
