I claim Dickens as a mentor. He's my teacher. He's one of my driving forces.

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I had wanted to say that my song was far too painful to sing.

I had wanted to say that my song was far too painful to sing.

First-person narrators is the way I know how to write a book with the greatest...

First-person narrators is the way I know how to write a book with the greatest...

There may be writing groups where people meet but it's occasional. You really do it...

There may be writing groups where people meet but it's occasional. You really do it...

I loved words. I love to sing them and speak them and even now, I...

I loved words. I love to sing them and speak them and even now, I...

The thing should have plot and character, beginning, middle and end. Arouse pity and then...

The thing should have plot and character, beginning, middle and end. Arouse pity and then...

Re-telling the Christian story is the essence of my vocation. That has been going on...

Re-telling the Christian story is the essence of my vocation. That has been going on...

The truth is, laughter always sounds more perfect than weeping. Laughter flows in a violent...

The truth is, laughter always sounds more perfect than weeping. Laughter flows in a violent...

I loved words. I love to sing them and speak them and even now, I...

I loved words. I love to sing them and speak them and even now, I...

I can't get very far away from Christianity, I can't get very far away from...

I can't get very far away from Christianity, I can't get very far away from...

I do not read the ancient languages, but I am beginning to study Greek.

I do not read the ancient languages, but I am beginning to study Greek.

I enjoy the Web site a lot and I like being able to talk to...

I enjoy the Web site a lot and I like being able to talk to...

I thought The Shining was just absolutely wonderful. Stephen King reaches all kinds of people....

I thought The Shining was just absolutely wonderful. Stephen King reaches all kinds of people....

Writers, as they gain success, feel like outsiders because writers don't come together in real...

Writers, as they gain success, feel like outsiders because writers don't come together in real...

We're frightened of what makes us different.

We're frightened of what makes us different.

You can look at the New York Times Bestseller List and you can be pretty...

You can look at the New York Times Bestseller List and you can be pretty...

Merciful death, how you love your precious guilt.

Merciful death, how you love your precious guilt.

To really ask is to open the door to the whirlwind. The answer may annihilate...

To really ask is to open the door to the whirlwind. The answer may annihilate...

I know nothing of God or the Devil. I have never seen a vision nor...

I know nothing of God or the Devil. I have never seen a vision nor...

I read The Old Curiosity Shop before I began Blackwood Farm. I was amazed at...

I read The Old Curiosity Shop before I began Blackwood Farm. I was amazed at...

I'm usually working on my own mythology, my own realm of created characters. Stories in...

I'm usually working on my own mythology, my own realm of created characters. Stories in...