I really do literally put myself into a character's shoes.
The trouble with psychology is that it doesn't take human nature into account.
we dislike those we've injured.
I've had two proposals since I've been a widow. I am a wonderful catch, you know. I have a lot of money.
I think about death every day - what it would be like, why it would happen to me. It would be humiliating to be afraid.
I get a lot of letters from people. They say "I want to be a writer. What should I do?" I tell them to stop writing to me and to get on with it.