Each new book is a tremendous challenge.

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I had a connoisseur's... appreciation of fear.

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If I planned everything out in advance, I'd expire of boredom.

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Fear and I were old buddies, despite my best efforts to the contrary.

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I generally wade in blind and trust to fate and instinct to see me through.

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I believe I encountered death, which was a bit too much for a seven-year-old.

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I instantly chucked my academic ambitions and began writing fiction full-time.

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Many fiction writers eventually want to feel that their work forms a single, unified entity.

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An average working day begins at 8 or 9 am, includes an hour for lunch, and ends at 5 or 6 pm.

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Everyone wants to get better as they go along, but sometimes it's all you can do to stay consistent.

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