I'm The Beast. You're The

There Are Certainly Times When My Own Everyday Life Seems To Retreat So The Life Of The Story Can Take Me Over. That Is Why A Writer Often Needs Space And Time, So That He Or She Can Abandon Ordinary Life And "live" With The Characters.

I Was Able To Work Out All Sorts Of Attitudes To Style And Event And Character, All Of Which Affected The Way I Came To Think About My Own Writing. I Believe That All Good Writers Are Original.

Canadians Are Americans With No Disneyland.

You Can't Say You Want Things To Be Simple And Then In The Next Breath Ask Me To Be Honest.

New Zealand Is The Only Country I Know Well Enough To Write About. It Can Sometimes Lead To Complications.