FALSE. I do not sleep with my stuffed animals. (The eyes of my stuffed animals creep me out.. they are so lightless and dead. That's why I never really slept with my stuffed animals, if you must know. But I think that people who do sleep with their stuffed animals are really cool.)
Surround yourself with people who are serious about being writers, and who will tell you, ‘Hey—you can do better than this.’ Who will be critical of your work, but also supportive. And who will not be competitive in a negative way. — Isabel Quintero