I love research so much that I do an enormous amount; it helps put off the moment of starting to write the story.
Alan GarnerWhen you start, the world of publishing seems like a great cathedral citadel of talent, resisting attempts to let you inside. It isn't like that at all. It may be more difficult now, and take longer than when I started to write, but there's a great, empty warehouse out there looking for simple talent.
Alan GarnerMy great-grandfather was a self-taught man, and his library was extraordinary. I read the lot.
Alan Garner