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I feel like I have so many stories basting in my mind, and they come busting out when they're ready.

I often have trouble falling asleep at night, so when I'm lying in bed I think up stories. That's where I do a lot of my thinking. I also get a lot of ideas while I'm reading - sometimes reading someone else's stories will make me think of one of my own.

My writing process is a mix of research, personal experiences, washing the dishes, raising kids while thinking - then writing.

The creative process; I enjoy thinking up the stories and situations for my books.

I'm in a constant process of thinking about things.

I began observing, making paintings of my surroundings, taking a vow of silence, listening, composing music, writing, and making time for formal education. Then I started telling stories.

When a story or part of a story comes to me, I turn it over in my mind a long time before starting to write. I might make notes or take long drives or who knows what. By the time I give myself permission to write, I know certain things, though not everything. I know where the story is headed, and I know certain crucial points along the way.

I started writing, or rather, thinking, stories as a child, and at that time the reason was very clear.

I always had an awful lot going on in my head, always telling myself stories, very vivid imagination.

I feel my story has been exercised very thoroughly and very frequently.