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I don't write from dreams because I don't remember mine, but I had a fragment of an image left about twins, whose father was telling them how their lives were going to go for the next eight years. I wrote a scene about that, and then another and then another and then another, and after five months I had 732 pages.

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I come from a dysfunctional family, so my views of parents and parenting used to be highly mixed.

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With each book, in each place, I have to keep an ongoing map as I write because otherwise I don't know where I am.

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My husband and I click wedding rings sometimes and say, 'By the power of the Castle of Greyskull!'

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If you aren't having fun, if you aren't anxious to find out what happens next as you write, then not only will you run out of steam on the story, but you won't be able to entertain anyone else, either.

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Most important of all, there is no right or wrong way to write - there's only what works for you. I was taught to write every day, but I know a writer (a bestseller at that!) who only writes on weekends.

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After I recovered from 'Lioness', I wanted to write something about animals because I really like mythical creatures, especially dragons. At 12, I was one of those semi-recluses who did better with animals than people. Out of that, came the character, Daine, who could communicate with animals.

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Teen problem novels? I can go through them like a box of chocolates. And there are fantasy books out now that need a lot more editing. Fantasy got to be so popular that people began to think 'We don't need to be as diligent with the razor blade,' but they do.

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We live in a dark time. Books are as dark as what is available to teenagers through the media every day.

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One of the things I strive for is realism. I need to be as real as possible in the dilemmas my characters face.

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