I am a writer because I enjoy living many different lives.

I don't choose my characters, rather, they come to me. Books choose their authors, at least that's what I believe ...

I don't like books which give me the answers. I love books that give me the questions

With Writing, You Lose Yourself, Find Yourself, and Become Someone Else. Writing Changes The Writer and The Reader. It Goes to The Core of Your Being, Challenges Your Pre-Suppositions. It Leaves You Satisfied, and Unsatisfied.

Show me your desire, your commitment, your stamina, your hard-won gifts, show me the luck you make, and I will show you your destination

Good writers always have a strong sense of who they are and who they are not. Like actors, their boundaries are strong, and fluid. They have a deep understanding of the human condition, and an empathy that is not so diffuse that it is diluted.

When first I set eyes on The Isle of Wight Polar Bear, my world was filled, in that instant, with the magic and wonder of childhood.

As a child, I was fascinated by construction sites. Later, I worked on them, selling houses. I love the whole idea of building in the literal, and the metaphorical sense. Good writers are good architects and builders - it's all about structure.

Good writers are not born, they are made in reading