What I did was take the Jesus of the Gospels, the Son of God, the Son of the Virgin Mary, and sought to make Him utterly believable, a vital breathing character.

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Obviously, a writer can't know everything about what she writes. It's impossible.

Obviously, a writer can't know everything about what she writes. It's impossible.

Dickens is a very underrated writer at the moment. Everyone in his time admired him...

Dickens is a very underrated writer at the moment. Everyone in his time admired him...

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

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

I can't keep up with Stephen King's output.

I can't keep up with Stephen King's output.

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 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 broke with my religion in college.

I broke with my religion in college.

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...

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...

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...

I do want to go another way - to write something completely different.

I do want to go another way - to write something completely different.

Merciful death, how you love your precious guilt.

Merciful death, how you love your precious guilt.

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...

Very few beings really seek knowledge in this world. Mortal or immortal, few really ASK....

Very few beings really seek knowledge in this world. Mortal or immortal, few really ASK....

Invest in a feather duster - the possibilities are endless.

Invest in a feather duster - the possibilities are endless.

I'm definitely more influenced by European writers than I am by American writers, there's no...

I'm definitely more influenced by European writers than I am by American writers, there's no...

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...

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...

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'm fascinated by almost any mythology that I can get my hands on.

I'm fascinated by almost any mythology that I can get my hands on.