Rosemary Wells' advice for kids
"Don't watch much TV. If you want to be a writer you have to read. If you want to draw or you want to write, please don't draw or write anything that comes from the television. It should come from your life that you know."
"The more you turn off the TV, the better off you'll be. In order to be a writer, you have to be able to imagine things. TV kills imagination."
"Read and read and read. Write and write. Just do it. Write letters, write articles for the school newspaper."
"It's like anything else. You have to stay in shape and you have to practice."
Personal
Husband: Tom
Children: Meg, studying farming, and Victoria, learning to be a chef
Home: New York
Age: 54
Music: all kinds except rock and pop
Time and place to read: "All the time, everywhere, every time I have a minute."
Sports and play: tennis and walking
Food: fried chicken, homemade bread
