Ellis's understanding of himself and the world around him CERTAINLY develops because of his ADVENTURES, and PART of that development comes through recognizing other PEOPLE for what they are.
I don't have MANY FRIENDS. It's not because I'm a misanthrope. It's because I'm reserved. I'm self-contained. I get all my ADVENTURES in my HEAD when I'm writing my books.
In REAL life, writers tend to be quite BORING, but in our books, we're having EXCITING ADVENTURES all the time.
When KIDS get stuck on one of our quests, we now have an app for that. It is so cool to KNOW that now kids can use mobile technology to learn more about Poptropica's GREAT ADVENTURES and solve its CHALLENGING quests.
For about TWO YEARS, I was a little WILD. I was out partying, having ADVENTURES.
I LOVE cars because they can take you on ADVENTURES that you NEVER thought possible.