I think the reason my stories have been so successful is that I have a strong sense of metaphor.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My fans have always loved my metaphors.
I actually think one of my strengths is my storytelling.
I've always believed in working hard, and I'm grateful that people seem to connect with the kinds of stories I'm passionate about telling.
I do see myself as someone who has a lot of story ideas.
Most of my story ideas come from my childhood. Sometimes they hatch from stories my parents told me, sometimes they come from experiences in my own life, and sometimes they are inspired by mere moments.
I feel incredibly fortunate to have had the level of success I've had. I was just writing stories for my own sons.
Metaphor matters because it creates expectations.
And so, when I was a young writer I always worked hard on imagery, and I knew that the roots of imagery were the senses - and that if my readers could feel, taste and see what I was talking about, I would be able to tell them a story.
In many ways, I've been writing personal stories all my life.
The stories I write are often literal to events that have happened or observations that I've made, and sometimes they're fantastical.