I hate first drafts, and it never gets easier. People always wonder what kind of superhero power they'd like to have. I wanted the ability for someone to just open up my brain and take out the entire first draft and lay it down in front of me so I can just focus on the second, third and fourth drafts.

Blume has recalled "I spent most of my childhood making up stories inside of my head. ) divorce (It's Not the End of the World Just As Long As We're Together) bullying (Blubber) masturbation (Deenie Then Again Maybe I Won't and originally Tiger Eyes) and teen sex (Forever). The film version of Blume’s 1981 novel Tiger Eyes directed by the author's son Lawrence Blume stars Willa Holland as Davey and Amy Jo Johnson as Gwen Wexler and was released in 2012.

) divorce (It's Not the End of the World Just As Long As We're Together) bullying (Blubber) masturbation (Deenie Then Again Maybe I Won't and originally Tiger Eyes) and teen sex (Forever). The film version of Blume’s 1981 novel Tiger Eyes directed by the author's son Lawrence Blume stars Willa Holland as Davey and Amy Jo Johnson as Gwen Wexler and was released in 2012.