I Don't Really Have Special Rituals, But

When I Was Writing My First Two Books I Was Also Freelancing And Teaching And Doing Other Odd Jobs.

There's A Lot That's Not Explained About The Universe. And Psychic-ness Is Not Stranger Than That.

Perhaps This Is How You Know You're Doing The Thing You're Intended To: No Matter How Slow Or How Slight Your Progress, You Never Feel That It's A Waste Of Time.

She Was The Reason I Was A Reader, And Being A Reader Was What Had Made Me Most Myself; It Had Given Me The Gifts Of Curiosity And Sympathy, An Awareness Of The World As An Odd And Vibrant Contradictory Place, And It Had Me Unafraid Of Its Oddness And Vibrancy And Contradictions.

Ironically, Writing A Novel Is Not A Way To Sort Out Your Confusion.