At Risk Of Sounding Foully Pompous I

The Bards Sing Of Love, They Celebrate Slaughter, They Extol Kings And Flatter Queens, But Were I A Poet I Would Write In Praise Of Friendship.

Research Is A Lifelong Occupation So It's Hard To Factor It In, But I Reckon Most Books Take 5 Months From Start To Finish.

Of Course Some Days Are Easier Than Others, But My Worst Day Is Better Than Being In Most Humdrum Occupations.

I Sometimes Wonder What Would Have Happened If The First Book Had Not Sold... Doesn't Bear Thinking About, But I Suppose We'd Have Made It Work Somehow.

Book Tours And Research Provide A Lot Of Travel - Too Much, I Sometimes Think, But We Do Take Vacations.