There Is Much To Be Said For

The Decision To Write Full Time Was Made When I Was Twenty-eight Years Old And Had Just Had Two Small Plays Accepted For Bbc Radio.

With A Novel, No Matter Where I Am In It, I'm Fretting About It. Every Time I Write A Book, It Starts With Great Forward Momentum. Then There Seems To Be A Period Where It Slows Down A Bit, And Other Things Intervene. Then I Gain Momentum.

The Only Time You Truly Become An Adult Is When You Finally Forgive Your Parents For Being Just As Flawed As Everyone Else.

I Want To Be A Popular Novelist Who's Also Serious, Or A Serious Novelist Who's Also Very Accessible.

We Don't Like Admitting This, But It Is A Key Component Of Human Existence: The Fact That Life Has The Potential For Things Both Wondrous And Horrific.