I'm really lucky with the people around me. They know me, so they don't confuse the issues, really. They know what a book is and they know who I am and they know the difference between the two.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I really have lived in books. Books are friends. They are some of the friends that make you who you are.
When you write a book, you're an expert, and people look at you in a different way.
I get ideas for my books from people I know and what happens to them, from places I've been and what happens to me, and from things I read.
There are people out there who will not read books, but somehow they'll read my books.
Most people - and particularly people whose lives have nothing to do with books at all - are intrigued by the idea that somebody wants to listen to them and get it right.
I tend to come up with people more than situations - most of my books start with a character.
You're lucky if people like your book, and the more people that like it, the luckier I feel.
I'm a very open book as far as the way I relate to people.
With each book I write, I become more and more convinced that the books have a life of their own, quite apart from me.
I am an open book, literally. I don't mind if people know way too much about me.