Those Who Try To Obliterate The Past

Writing Poetry Makes You Intensely Conscious Of How Words Sound, Both Aloud And Inside The Head Of The Reader. You Learn The Weight Of Words And How They Sound To The Ear.

I Hope That Readers Will Tear Through My Books Because They Can't Stop Themselves - And Then, Maybe, Read Them Again And Find New Things There.

Writing Children's Books Gives A Writer A Very Strong Sense Of Narrative Drive.

A Problem With A Piece Of Writing Often Clarifies Itself If You Go For A Long Walk.

I Enjoy Research; In Fact Research Is So Engaging That It Would Be Easy To Go On For Years, And Never Write The Novel At All.