No one inspired me to write, but writer Harlan Ellison terrified me into getting published.

I sleep with the lights on, a pen and a paper to write on

I knew that I wanted to be a writer even before I knew exactly what being a writer entailed.

Write a million words before thinking about getting published.

There's a unique bond of trust between readers and authors that I don't believe exists in any other art form; as a reader, I trust a novelist to give me his or her best effort, however flawed.

I haven’t had writer’s block. I think it’s because my process involves writing very badly.