I'm A Great Will Maker. I've Made

The Most Important Thing To Realize Is That Everyone Is Capable Of Telling A Story.

I'm An Escapist Kind Of Writer.

If You Write What You Know About, You Will Always Be On Safe Ground. I Am Very Edgy And Nervous About Going Into Territories I Know Nothing About. That's Why You Don't Find Much High Finance, Group Sex, Or Yachting Parties In My Stories.

I Don't Have Ugly Ducklings Turning Into Swans In My Stories. I Have Ugly Ducklings Turning Into Confident Ducks.

An English Journalist Called Michael Viney Told Me When I Was 25, That I Would Write Well If I Cared A Lot What I Was Writing About. That Worked. I Went Home That Day And Wrote About Parents Not Understanding Their Children As Well As We Teachers Did, And It Was Published The Very Next Week.