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I'd sold the book first. Actually to a paperback publisher. I had nothing. I just had the idea.

For years I'd understood that publishing in paperback was the kiss of death.

I'd pretty much given up hope of being published, so I just wrote the book I wanted to read.

My first four books were not published because nobody wanted them. They were adult books, not kids' books.

The conclusion I came to was that even if I couldn't sell books, I still liked the process of writing.

I didn't think I would be an exceptional writer, and I thought I might be a useful publisher. I've never regretted it.

It is important to find a publisher and equally important not to be noticed until your third or fourth book.

The bane of my existence is the synopses that publishers request for a new novel or series. That's where I'm really producing fiction - my final book never ends up looking like the synopsis.

From the very beginning, I envisioned success as selling enough books so I could keep getting published and continue to write what I wanted to without compromising.

If I hadn't been able to get my first book published, I am not sure what I would have done.