Life Is Like A Prism. What You

I Don't Practice, But I Am Still Officially In Paediatrics. I Keep In Touch With Journals, And I Have A Very Good Data Bank Of Medical Information And There Is A Key Thing For A Writer Knowing Where To Go. I Know Where To Go To Get The Information That I Need.

Time Spent Researching Varies From Book To Book. Some Novels Require Months, Even Years Of Research, Others Very Little. I Try To Do Most Of My Research Before I Begin But Inevitably Questions Emerge During The Writing.

I Would Never Have Been A Novelist Without Working As A Psychologist...it Was A Great Education In Human Nature.

The Characters Emerge From My Rather Twisted Mind. That's Another Enjoyable Part Of The Job Making Stuff Up.

To Trust Someone Is To Take The Greatest Risk Of All. (180)