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Fiction works when it makes a reader feel something strongly.

Writing is such a solitary thing, so it's nice, when I'm discouraged, to see people still have such faith in fiction.

There's more fiction in my life than in books, so I don't bother with them.

That's the thing: once it's in their hands, it's not my book anymore, it's theirs. I have no idea what happens when they start to digest it. So when someone writes me to explain how they read it, what it was like, what they enjoyed, there's a thrill. Writers who don't make their email addresses public are missing out on something wonderful.

If you write fiction, you have to love your characters. It's like your family. You don't have to like them, but you have to love them.

People forget that writers start off being readers. We all love it when we find a terrific read, and we want to let people know about it.

I am very lucky: not very many writers can say they genuinely like the film of their book. However, I do.

There's always a bit of fiction in everything that I write.

I think one of the paradoxes of writing fiction is when people enjoy it, they want it to be real. So they look for connections.

I'd rather let the fiction speak for itself and I don't want to write fiction that tells people how to feel, and I don't want to be judgmental in the fiction.