I never know where I am going, though. That is part of what makes it so wonderful. And after all, who does?
I've been criticised for writing in too complex a manner for younger people.
I also love Disney, and will defend doing so, because there's so much in those films and I don't care if it's stereotyped.
The other writer who had a very important early influence on me when I was about 17 was C.S. Lewis.
I love writers all across the board, but one who influenced me very directly at the beginning was Mary Renault.
Pirates have always fascinated me.
No one is ever ordinary.
It's very selfish when I write. I'm not aware, ever, of writing for another person; I'm not even really aware of writing for myself.
Writers tell stories better, because they've had more practice, but everyone has a book in them. Yes, that old cliche.
I like films, or some films, and would be intrigued to see my work on screen.
When I am fascinated by something, I like to play with it.
As a child, my mother told me lots of fairy stories, many her own invention. She, too, tended to reverse the norm.
Writing is writing, and stories are stories. Perhaps the only true genres are fiction and non-fiction. And even there, who can be sure?
Genre categories are irrelevant. I dislike them, but I do not have the casting vote.
I think of myself as a storyteller, and that is it.
