When I'm writing a book, you can't think about your audience. You're going to be in big trouble if you think about it. You're got to write from deep inside.

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.