You Write For Two People,

I Am 82 Years Old. I Imagine That I Will Keep On Writing As Long As Anyone Wants To Keep Reading.

I Always Try To Make The Setting Fit The Story I Have In Mind.

You Write For Two People, Yourself And Your Audience, Who Are Usually Better Educated And At Least As Smart.

I Always Have One Or Two, Sometimes More, Navajo Or Other Tribes' Cultural Elements In Mind When I Start A Plot. In Thief Of Time, I Wanted To Make Readers Aware Of Navajo Attitude Toward The Dead, Respect For Burial Sites.

Women Are Extremely Important Shapers Of My Own Life.