I do original work in the morning and revisions in the afternoon. So when I finish my first draft, I have either my artist-wife or my artist-illustrator son, Christopher Myers, look at the manuscript with a special eye for where I need to describe a scene. Yet another weakness is my failure to describe scenes and people. I work straight through for the first draft, taking notes as I go along." I begin work by 7 a.m., sometimes earlier, and usually complete my five pages by 10 a.m. By restricting myself to five pages, I almost force myself to pay more attention to detail. To avoid these internal monologues, I work from a carefully constructed outline to make sure that some physical things are happening. One weakness which I've struggled to overcome is my tendency to having my characters ruminate for pages. I love the process of writing and, if I allowed myself, I would write far too much every day. How He Writes: "After so many books and so many years of writing I have a good idea of my strengths and weaknesses. He lives in Jersey City, N.J., with his wife, Constance, and his cat, Askia Home Boy Brown. Myers was also a finalist in 2005, for his novel, Autobiography of My Dead Brother. Printz Award, given to a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature, and was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2000. Monster, about a 16-year-old standing trial for murder, won the first Michael L. Walter Dean Myers has written more than 85 children's books.
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