The other writer who had a very important early influence on me when I was about 17 was C.S. Lewis.

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No one is ever ordinary.

No one is ever ordinary.

I'm writing what comes into my head, or through me, or from somewhere else, and...

I'm writing what comes into my head, or through me, or from somewhere else, and...

Writing is writing, and stories are stories. Perhaps the only true genres are fiction and...

Writing is writing, and stories are stories. Perhaps the only true genres are fiction and...

I never know where I am going, though. That is part of what makes it...

I never know where I am going, though. That is part of what makes it...

I like writing about women, weak and strong, pathetic and heroic. I like writing about...

I like writing about women, weak and strong, pathetic and heroic. I like writing about...

It's very selfish when I write. I'm not aware, ever, of writing for another person;...

It's very selfish when I write. I'm not aware, ever, of writing for another person;...

I just love writing. It's magical, it's somewhere else to go, it's somewhere much more...

I just love writing. It's magical, it's somewhere else to go, it's somewhere much more...

I submitted manuscripts to publishers. This was not so much a feeling that I should...

I submitted manuscripts to publishers. This was not so much a feeling that I should...

People are always the start for me... animals, when I can get into their heads,...

People are always the start for me... animals, when I can get into their heads,...

If they had said my writing wasn't good enough, fair enough, that's an opinion. But...

If they had said my writing wasn't good enough, fair enough, that's an opinion. But...

As a child, my mother told me lots of fairy stories, many her own invention....

As a child, my mother told me lots of fairy stories, many her own invention....

I think of myself as a storyteller, and that is it.

I think of myself as a storyteller, and that is it.

At an early school, when I was about 5, they asked what we wanted to...

At an early school, when I was about 5, they asked what we wanted to...

I like films, or some films, and would be intrigued to see my work on...

I like films, or some films, and would be intrigued to see my work on...

When I am fascinated by something, I like to play with it.

When I am fascinated by something, I like to play with it.

I also love Disney, and will defend doing so, because there's so much in those...

I also love Disney, and will defend doing so, because there's so much in those...

I love writers all across the board, but one who influenced me very directly at...

I love writers all across the board, but one who influenced me very directly at...

Pirates have always fascinated me.

Pirates have always fascinated me.

I've been criticised for writing in too complex a manner for younger people.

I've been criticised for writing in too complex a manner for younger people.

Writers tell stories better, because they've had more practice, but everyone has a book in...

Writers tell stories better, because they've had more practice, but everyone has a book in...