The dictate of the light says: ''Know yourself and what you are.'' The dark replies, ''By all means, but then become afraid.'' |
The one area that always enthuses me is the one I'm writing at that particular moment-but of course you do get an influx of other things you want to do, usually in the middle of an enormous novel. |
The other writer who had a very important early influence on me when I was about 17 was C.S. Lewis. |
There are the characters who die but who you follow after death, and they often lead much more interesting lives after they are dead! So the characters usually drive me along, but occasionally the plot has to come first. It can get sticky. |
Usually the characters lead, but sometimes you have such a strong theme that... they won't let you. |
We are all people, and all have different ages. No difference at all, except the censoring-I don't like to put too much horror in for younger children, and obviously sex has to be contained in a sensible way. |
We need the expressive arts, the ancient scribes, the storytellers, the priests. |
We used to go to the cinema once or twice a week, and they used to preview X-certificate films-those which children couldn't see-and I was terrified, and used to have nightmares just from the previews. |
What I like about vampires is what I like about everything I want to write about, the depths and heights, the pain and joy. Life. |
When I am fascinated by something, I like to play with it. |
When I started as a writer, I knew nothing about publishing-nothing about anything! |
Writers tell stories better, because they've had more practice, but everyone has a book in them. Yes, that old cliche. |
Writing is writing, and stories are stories. Perhaps the only true genres are fiction and non-fiction. And even there, who can be sure? |