I have spent many, many hours reading J.K. Rowling's work. I am a known 'Harry Potter' fan.
Lev GrossmanIt's very important, at least to me as a writer, that there be some rules on the table when I'm writing. Rules come from genres. You're writing in a genre, there are rules, which is great because then you can break the rules. That's when really exciting things happen.
Lev GrossmanBook tours are excellent things, and one is lucky to get to go on one, but they have a way of leeching away one's will to live.
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