I don't think I make much of a distinction between the 'real' and the 'fantastic.' They both seem to be threads in the same cloth as far as I'm concerned.

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The original fairy tale was about the youngest sister going into a room in the...

The original fairy tale was about the youngest sister going into a room in the...

I never plot out my novels in terms of the tone of the book. Hopefully,...

I never plot out my novels in terms of the tone of the book. Hopefully,...

I feel more influenced in my own work by dreams than I do by other...

I feel more influenced in my own work by dreams than I do by other...

I always felt and still feel that fairy tales have an emotional truth that is...

I always felt and still feel that fairy tales have an emotional truth that is...

I've been a screenwriter for twenty-five years. Every one of my books have been optioned...

I've been a screenwriter for twenty-five years. Every one of my books have been optioned...

You can try to take sorrow and make it into something enduring, meaningful and beautiful....

You can try to take sorrow and make it into something enduring, meaningful and beautiful....

I can't really work on more than one thing at a time.

I can't really work on more than one thing at a time.

I think love is a huge factor in fiction and in real life. Is there...

I think love is a huge factor in fiction and in real life. Is there...

Among men and women, those in love do not always announce themselves with declarations and...

Among men and women, those in love do not always announce themselves with declarations and...

I really feel like the gift is also the curse. It's always half-and-half. Whatever brings...

I really feel like the gift is also the curse. It's always half-and-half. Whatever brings...

The adults don't know what's happening on the kids' universe and the kids don't know...

The adults don't know what's happening on the kids' universe and the kids don't know...

I always quit at three when my kids come home from school so I feel...

I always quit at three when my kids come home from school so I feel...

Every time I finish a book, I forget everything I learned writing it - the...

Every time I finish a book, I forget everything I learned writing it - the...

I never see a novel as a film while I'm writing it. Mostly because novels...

I never see a novel as a film while I'm writing it. Mostly because novels...

I also like the whole idea of fairy tales and folk tales being a woman's...

I also like the whole idea of fairy tales and folk tales being a woman's...

I think secrets often come out. I spoke to a friend who is a therapist...

I think secrets often come out. I spoke to a friend who is a therapist...

Ironically, now that my children are older and gone quite a bit, I find it...

Ironically, now that my children are older and gone quite a bit, I find it...

No one knows how to write a novel until it's been written.

No one knows how to write a novel until it's been written.

I'm much faster now. When you only have a certain amount of time to write,...

I'm much faster now. When you only have a certain amount of time to write,...

After a while, the characters I'm writing begin to feel real to me. That's when...

After a while, the characters I'm writing begin to feel real to me. That's when...