At the same time, I think books create a sort of network in the reader's mind, with one book reinforcing another. Some books form relationships. Other books stand in opposition. No two writers or readers have the same pattern of…

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It is a good idea to know which publishers publish which stories. For example, there...

It is a good idea to know which publishers publish which stories. For example, there...

Being a librarian certainly helped me with my writing because it made me even more...

Being a librarian certainly helped me with my writing because it made me even more...

I don't think I prefer writing for one age group above another. I am just...

I don't think I prefer writing for one age group above another. I am just...

Ellis's understanding of himself and the world around him certainly develops because of his adventures,...

Ellis's understanding of himself and the world around him certainly develops because of his adventures,...

I am really chained to my computer these days so I work in my bedroom,...

I am really chained to my computer these days so I work in my bedroom,...

I was able to work out all sorts of attitudes to style and event and...

I was able to work out all sorts of attitudes to style and event and...

I, personally, have found reading a continual support to writing.

I, personally, have found reading a continual support to writing.

I hope I am not too repetitive. However, coming to terms with death is part...

I hope I am not too repetitive. However, coming to terms with death is part...

I had to wait for a long time before I could support myself with writing....

I had to wait for a long time before I could support myself with writing....

It can certainly happen that characters in more sophisticated stories can ake over as they...

It can certainly happen that characters in more sophisticated stories can ake over as they...

Anyone interested in the world generally can't help being interested in young adult culture -...

Anyone interested in the world generally can't help being interested in young adult culture -...

By the time ordinary life asserted itself once more, I would feel I had already...

By the time ordinary life asserted itself once more, I would feel I had already...

I think I am too interested in my own ideas to copy anyone else's, but...

I think I am too interested in my own ideas to copy anyone else's, but...

In a way, the characters often do take over.

In a way, the characters often do take over.

I once knew a house rather like The Land of Smiles - an old house...

I once knew a house rather like The Land of Smiles - an old house...

I've never actually been a fighter myself - fighting tires me out and I'm not...

I've never actually been a fighter myself - fighting tires me out and I'm not...

My theory is that I decided to be a writer when I was about seven,...

My theory is that I decided to be a writer when I was about seven,...

At this stage I am not involved with young adults as closely as many other...

At this stage I am not involved with young adults as closely as many other...

Every writer has to find their own way into writing.

Every writer has to find their own way into writing.