One Of My Great Passions Is The

Im Always Trolling For Trivia.

My Writing Has To Support More Than My Research Habit, But I Love To Curl Up With A Book About Some Dusty Corner Of History.

Once You've Invested Hundreds Of Hours In Creating A Coherent Universe, Your Story's Grown To Around A Half-million Words And Can't Be Written As Anything Less Than A Trilogy.

I'm One Of Those Writers Who, When Writing, Believes She's God-and That She Hasn't Bestowed Free Will On Any Of Her Characters. In That Sense There Are No Surprises In Any Of My Books.

Neophyte Writers Tend To Believe That There Is Something Magical About Ideas And That If They Can Just Get A Hold Of A Good One, Then Their Futures Are Ensured.