I said to Ruth Rendell, 'When you've written as many books as you have, it's easier.' She said, 'No dear, it gets harder'.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've discovered as an author that the process of writing a novel becomes harder over time, not easier. I used to think the reverse must be true, that it would be like any task, and the more I practiced, the more adept I'd become.
I find writing extremely difficult. I usually have to drag myself to my desk, mainly because I doubt myself. And it's getting harder because I want to improve with every book.
I try very hard to write the best book I possibly can, every time.
My brother used to say that I wrote faster than he could read. He wrote two books - of poems - better than all mine put together.
Each book has been different and has been challenging in its own way to write.
I've always been a pretty hard worker. That's how I've written over a hundred books.
I often turn to my books when my own writing is having a hard time.
Writing doesn't come easily to me. It gets more and more difficult.
When I had worked on my first book, I had readily shown bits and pieces to everyone - for encouragement, to force myself to write.
When a writer declares that his first book is his best, that is bad. I progress successively from book to book.