The thing I'm always trying to do when I write is hit that sweet spot where the book both keeps you up late at night, and yet a week after you've finished, it still pops back into your head.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My favourite part of writing a book is thinking up the ideas, and that can start a long time before I actually sit down at my desk.
Once I have a book in my head, I write progressive drafts fast and obsessively and have trouble sleeping.
When I start getting close to the end of a novel, something registers in the back of my mind for the next novel, so that I usually don't write, or take notes. And I certainly don't begin. I just allow things to percolate for a while.
I often turn to my books when my own writing is having a hard time.
Even when I am writing I usually take a break around lunchtime and go for a little walk to clear out my head.
Every book is like starting over again. I've written books every way possible - from using tight outlines to writing from the seat of my pants. Both ways work.
I can write for a long time on one novel and not get tired.
But at the same time, I have trouble keeping things out of books, which is why I don't write short stories because they turn into novels.
I really strive to bring something new to each book. I don't want to write the same book over and over again.
Every time I finish a book, I forget everything I learned writing it - the information just disappears out of my head.