“A script is only the beginning of the process. But with books, what you write is exactly what people read. So as a writer, that's very satisfying.”

—  D.J. MacHale

Source: AME with D.J. MacHale https://www.reddit.com/r/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark/comments/l875no/ame_with_dj_machale/ (January 29, 2021)

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