I Want The Reader To

If It Sounds Like Writing, I Rewrite It.

These Are Rules I've Picked Up Along The Way To Help Me Remain Invisible When I'm Writing A Book, To Help Me Show Rather Than Tell What's Taking Place In The Story.

I Don't Have Any Of The Modern Stuff. I Don't Have E-mail. I Don't Have A Computer!

Don't Worry About What Your Mother Thinks Of Your Language.

I'm Very Much Aware In The Writing Of Dialogue, Or Even In The Narrative Too, Of A Rhythm. There Has To Be A Rhythm With It … Interviewers Have Said, You Like Jazz, Don’t You? Because We Can Hear It In Your Writing. And I Thought That Was A Compliment.