I hope I am not too repetitive. However, coming to terms with death is part of the general human situation.

In a way, the characters often do take over.

I had to wait for a long time before I could support myself with writing. However, being a writer is what I have most wanted to be, from the time I was a child.

Perhaps every time anyone is praised it means that someone else somewhere is going to be ignored

Of course there are big differences in length and character and vocabulary, but each level has its particular pleasures when it comes to the words one can use and the way one uses them.

Fear can give you urgent wings.

At this stage I am not involved with young adults as closely as many other writers. My children are grown up and my grandchildren are still quite young.