Mary Peace Finley Award-winning author of books for young people © Mary Peace Finley 2010 Webmaster: CCF -- Made with Xara How long did it take you to finish your first book? How many days does it take to complete a book? Do you like writing books? What is your favorite part about being an author? When did you first start writing books? How many years have you been an author? Do you like being an author? Do you have trouble with your first draft? Do you like publishing? How many books have you published? How many books have you written? Do you like verbs? How much is the maximum verbs you have put in a paragraph?  When you first start, how many verbs in a sentence? You paint a picture in my head with all those neat verb words. Is it hard to think of ideas to write about? How do you get the idea for the book? What is your favorite book that you wrote?  Was it hard for you to become an author?  Have you written any snake books?  How did you write books?  Are any of your books inspired by your friends or family?  Are any of your friends or family in your books?  Where do you get all of your props?  What do you do in your spare time?