I Write As Well As I Can.

First Comes An Idea. Then, Characters Begin To Evolve Out Of The Landscape Of That Idea. And Then, Finally, Characters Dominate: Plot Is Simply A Function Of What These People Might Do Or Be. Everything Has To Flow From Their Personalities; Otherwise It Will Not Be Emotionally Engaging, Or Plausible.

You Can't Make Sense Of The Present Unless A Part Of You Lives In The Past.

A Book Unwritten Is A Delightful Universe Of Infinite Possibilities. Set Down One Word, However, And It Immediately Becomes Earthbound. Set Down One Sentence And It’s Halfway To Being Just Like Every Other Bloody Book That’s Ever Been Written.

It Implies A Slight Failure As A Writer That You Are Reduced To Being A Ghostwriter For The Money.

Orwell Has Always Been A Huge Influence On Me.