Before I started writing each of the books in the Great peach experiment series, I did a lot of planning. Much like actual road trips, writing a book is a journey with a beginning, a middle, and an end - and I like to have some sense of where I might like to stop and spend some extra time exploring along the way, to make sure I don't miss or skip past anything exciting.

But these books are a little trickier to map out than some of my other stories, since there isn't one *main* character, but actually *three* main characters (the chapters in each book rotate perspectives, shifting from Lucy, to Freddy, to Herb - so you get to know all of the Peach kids equally well!). Each Peach (tee-hee!) has his or her own challenge or quest that flows through each story - in addition to the family's overarching mission or journey.

Since I'd get very lost if I just started writing and let each of their stories lead me (much like if I started driving across the country without a map, and a whole bunch of people shouting out suggestions from the back seat!), I like to plan out my route so I know I won't take any terribly wrong turns along the way.