When 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 background is deep and set in deep time, and in a narrow space, oral traditions going back a long, long time, which I inherited by osmosis.
Alan GarnerI loathe crowds. I especially dont like cities. A city involves biomass. And biomass gets to me.
Alan GarnerI love research so much that I do an enormous amount; it helps put off the moment of starting to write the story.
Alan Garner