I'm from Oklahoma, and Nick's from a small town in Illinois.
I grew up in Michigan, in a very small town, Centreville. In my graduating class, I had like 92 people.
Salvador [Dali] was brought up in Spain, a country colored by the legends of Hannibal, El Greco, and Cervantes. I was brought up in Ohio, a region steeped in the tradition of Coxey's Army, the Anti-Saloon League, and William Howard Taft.
Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis. The most exciting letters I received were from people in places like that.
I lived five years in the Midwest, and I loved it. The people were so nice. The people were so open.
I was raised in a small town in Indiana and educated at Ball State University.
I'm a South Dakota kid.
Most of my books are set in the American Midwest, where I have always lived. Midwesterners are lovely, down-to-earth people. The luxury of choosing this region as a setting is the endless supply of seasonal change images that accompany it; in addition to, the wide variety of settings, urban and rural, to choose from.
Iowa is kind of a fascinating place.
