When I find research really rewarding is when one piece of information gives you an idea for a story. That's when it's great.

I guess if editing doesn't hurt, you're probably not doing it properly. I find it quite difficult. The hardest part is believing that it's actually working and getting rid of the doubt that always creeps in.

When death captures me,' the boy vowed, 'he will feel my fist on his face.' Personally, I quite like that. Such stupid gallantry. Yes. I like that a lot.

There were stars. They burned my eyes.

A small fact: You are going to die....does this worry you?

It's not the place, I think. It's the people. We'd have all been the same anywhere else.

***A KEY WORD*** Imagined