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I write about my region, the countryside in which I grew up.

I write anywhere - when I have an idea, it's hard not to write. I used to be kind of precious about where I wrote. Everything had to be quiet and I couldn't be disturbed; it really filled my day.

I come from a very small city in a rather remote part of America, where writers simply weren't part of the daily fabric.

I write everywhere. I've written books while I was on planes, at Disney World, and in multiple countries of which I am not a native. It can be a struggle to make word count sometimes, but I will persevere!

I spend a lot of time writing in New York.

I grew up in the suburbs among highly educated people, in a house crammed with books. It was a culture rich in ideas, stimulation, entertainment, and mental activity, all helpful to the nurture of an imaginative child who wanted from an early age to be a writer.

I went to college, but I learned to write by reading - and writing.

Faulkner came from my region and taught me how you could write about a place.

I always considered myself a minor writer. My province is small, and I try to explore it very, very thoroughly.

My writing has been shaped by the three countries - Sri Lanka, the Philippines and England - I have lived in.