A Love Story, At Least

With Any Novel That You Begin, You Can't Foresee How Difficult Or Easy It's Going To Be, And You Can't Really Prepare Yourself. You Just Have A Take It One Step At A Time And Know That It's All Right To Keep Going - You Can Always Fix It.

I Love To Write About Sex. You Just Have To Make It Idiosyncratic. You Have To Have A Strong Comprehension Of Your Characters, And Write It From Their Point Of View. It's Really Fun. It's Not Erotic.

Charles Dickens Was An Avid Seeker Of Names - He Read Directories And Looked For Odd Names On Gravestones.

In Many Ways, Being Honest About 'huckleberry Finn' Goes Right To The Heart Of Whether We Can Be Honest About Our Heritage And Our Identity As Americans.

A Love Story, At Least A Convincing One, Requires Three Elements - The Lover, The Beloved, And The Adventures They Have Together.