The book is there for inspiration and as a foundation, the fundamentals on which to build.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Research to me is as important or more important than the writing. It is the foundation upon which the book is built.
With any book, I try to find where the manner of the making of the book is appropriate to the matter of the subject.
The building of the architecture of a novel - the craft of it - is something I never tire of.
It's amazing to see things that are suggested in the book fully developed and so brilliantly realized through the artistry of the designers.
Books are the heart of any home, and I spend hours going through books for design inspiration.
People are looking for inspiration, and my books are sometimes the vehicles of what people are looking for.
I really appreciate what it takes to create a book. I understand the loneliness that it involves and the excitement and the vulnerability: I especially identify with that.
A great book begins with an idea; a great life, with a determination.
I've always thought of the book as a visual art form, and it should represent a single artistic idea, which it does if you write your own material.
I think of novels in architectural terms. You have to enter at the gate, and this gate must be constructed in such a way that the reader has immediate confidence in the strength of the building.