[His parents now spend much of their time handling the business side of their son's success.] It's gotten so big, ... I just can't handle it by myself. |
[When he was 15 and started] Eragon, ... I didn't have a lot to do. Dad felt I was too young to go to college; I didn't have a job, and the nearest town was some 20 miles away. I needed a way of entertaining myself. Writing was what I settled on. |
a great compliment, but I don't write books like hers. |
And what I hoped, and what I still hope, is that within those familiar elements I'm able to provide a unique twist. If there's anything that's truly unique about the series, what I'm most proud of is Eragon's relationship with Saphira. |
At this point, ... it would take an extraordinary experience to get me back in that costume! |
During that entire year, ... my parents didn't get any income from any other endeavors, so when we took it on the road, it was do or die. I was doing three to four one-hour presentations each day. |
Eragon started as me but ended up evolving into his very own character, ... Even as he has gone through his coming-of-age story, the process of writing and publishing these novels has been my own coming-of-age story. There are parallels between my own experience and Eragon's, but fortunately, I don't have people charging at me with swords. |
Even positive reviews would make me feel self-conscious while I'm writing. |
I certainly give credit to my parents, |
I didn't have a lot to do. Dad felt I was too young to go to college; I didn't have a job, and the nearest town was some 20 miles away. I needed a way of entertaining myself. Writing was what I settled on. |
I like to think that he possesses my better traits, ... But he is very much his own person. |
I'm flattered to be compared to (J.K.) Rowling because I think she's done an incredible amount for readers and fantasy. I'm a huge fan of hers, ... But the story and the world that I write about is completely different from Hogwarts and present-day Britain. |
I'm not the fastest of writers, but I can chew through a book if I have the time to do it, |
I've never gone to a regular school. I've never held a normal job. I just don't have anything to compare this to. But my parents have taken pains to make sure I understand exactly how unusual this is. |
If you ever kill off Saphira, I will hunt you down. |