Sometimes I'll Hear A Phrase Or A

Considering The Amount Of Work I Put Into Each Piece, The Amount I Need To Make From It Is Pretty High. I Won't Sell For Less... But That Means I Rarely Sell.

It Was Relatively Easy To Write 'the Cave Of Lost Souls', Though, Because It Came To Me One Night In A Dream. I Remember Waking Up And Having This Idea For A Complete Story - From Start To Finish - In My Head, So I Jotted It Down, Then Later Began Writing The Thing.

Unlike Life, You've Got More Or Less Complete Control Over What's Going On In Your Stories. That's Not To Say You Can Make Characters Do Whatever You Want Them To - They Usually Have A Life Of Their Own If You've Done Your Job Properly.

The Most Terrifying Thing I Can Think Of Is Being Alone - And I Mean Utterly Alone, Like No One Else In The World Alone - At Night. That's The Nucleus Of The First Story In My Collection And It's Also Where The Title Came From For The Book.

I Don't Know Anyone Who Actually Likes The Dark Or Night-time. I Don't Care How Much They Say It Doesn't Bother Them. That's Why We Used To Huddle In Caves And Light Fires When The Sun Went Down.