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I think in general, novels by men tend to be taken more seriously than novels by women.

Being a novelist is hard for anyone - male or female. You don't get to quit your day job.

Novelists seem to fall into two distinct categories - those that plan and those that just see where it takes them. I am very much the former category.

I wonder if novels work for women because they give us a safe place to talk about our ish.

If you're a novelist, as I am in real life, you're usually so desperate for any kind of feedback.

I'm a writer first and a woman after.

I don't think I'm interested in writing women's novels anymore.

As a male writer, women are always what men pursue, and their world is always a mystery. So I always tried to present as many views as possible on women's worlds.

I obviously prefer writing novels but I take my journalism very seriously, and I enjoy doing it between novels. It gives me an opportunity to move in the outside world.