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Read the folklore masters. Go to galleries. Walk in the woods. That's what you need to be an artist or storyteller.

'The Searcher,' as the title suggests, is about someone in search of something, and I have always loved quest stories and so was drawn to writing one myself.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.

I'm a storyteller; that's what exploration really is all about. Going to places where others haven't been and returning to tell a story they haven't heard before.

I could go off into the wilderness and write fantasy novels for the rest of my life and probably be happy; but I always want to challenge myself.

As one who has often felt this need, and who has found refreshment in wild places, I attest to the recreational value of wilderness.

Each story we approach in the same way, with curiosity and interest and determination to get behind the image.

I think true wilderness can still be found, but it's hard to reach and dangerous when you get there, which is probably why it still exists.

I'm just looking as always for something that's stimulating and I hope to find a good story that's a challenge, whether it's big or small. Or that it finds me. I don't have like a career plan. Maybe I should, but I don't.

I'm interested in stories. I think I'm a bit of a pathfinder.