I ... Have Another Cup Of Coffee

Sometimes I'll Be Fifty, Sixty Pages Into Something And I'll Still Be Calling A Character "x." I Don't Have A Very Clear Idea Of Who The Characters Are Until They Start Talking. Then I Start To Love Them. By The Time I Finish The Book, I Love Them So Much That I Want To Stay With Them. I Don't Want To Leave Them Ever.

Details Are Our Business As Writers. Your Heart Leaps When You See A Detail That Can Go Somewhere

I Have Already Lost Touch With A Couple Of People I Used To Be

I've Always Been Fascinated With Marine Geography And How Deep Things Are. I Was Spellbound By The Tsunami, For Example, By The Actual Maps. There Is Just Something About The Unseen Bottom Of The Sea That Has Always Fascinated Me, How Deep Is It.

The Future Always Looks Good In The Golden Land, Because No One Remembers The Past.