Being comfortable isn't the way to learn to expand your abilities.

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Yes, in my books I do edit myself to keep from becoming the Village Explainer.

Yes, in my books I do edit myself to keep from becoming the Village Explainer.

Reading a novel in which all characters illustrate patience, hard work, chastity, and delayed gratification...

Reading a novel in which all characters illustrate patience, hard work, chastity, and delayed gratification...

I don't consciously do anything to maintain a unique voice.

I don't consciously do anything to maintain a unique voice.

I do hope to bring Jane Whitefield back before too long.

I do hope to bring Jane Whitefield back before too long.

If you'll think about various series you've read, can you think of any instance in...

If you'll think about various series you've read, can you think of any instance in...

I think we did a great job of putting together a program that would have...

I think we did a great job of putting together a program that would have...

I do like to explore evil characters in my books.

I do like to explore evil characters in my books.

You have very accurately described the difficulty of presenting my books on film: many of...

You have very accurately described the difficulty of presenting my books on film: many of...

Much of what we do in life has a huge component of luck.

Much of what we do in life has a huge component of luck.

I had been writing fiction since I was in eighth grade, because I loved it.

I had been writing fiction since I was in eighth grade, because I loved it.

The characters you refer to as predatory and unsavory are useful. They're the ones who...

The characters you refer to as predatory and unsavory are useful. They're the ones who...

It's important, I think, for a writer of fiction to maintain an awareness of the...

It's important, I think, for a writer of fiction to maintain an awareness of the...

I held a variety of jobs - most notably ten years working in universities -...

I held a variety of jobs - most notably ten years working in universities -...

I do try not to spend much time reading in the suspense genre.

I do try not to spend much time reading in the suspense genre.

If I don't have a project going, I sit down and begin to write something...

If I don't have a project going, I sit down and begin to write something...

I don't have dry seasons, because I don't allow them.

I don't have dry seasons, because I don't allow them.

Once you have invented a character with three dimensions and a voice, you begin to...

Once you have invented a character with three dimensions and a voice, you begin to...

I do have to earn a living, so I'm conscious of probable reactions from readers,...

I do have to earn a living, so I'm conscious of probable reactions from readers,...

I do want to write about Jane Whitefield again, but only when I have a...

I do want to write about Jane Whitefield again, but only when I have a...

It was a lot of fun, and writing a series is comfortable. It's almost like...

It was a lot of fun, and writing a series is comfortable. It's almost like...