I guess my use-by date is just about up but if I could come back as a storyteller now, I would be jumping over the moon because wow, just think what's available.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I keep an elaborate calendar for my characters detailing on which dates everything happens. I'm constantly revising this as I go along. It gives me the freedom to intricately plot my story, knowing it will at least hold up on a timeline.
I went back to the notion of story, which is always a good thing to have if you're trying to get people to pay attention to a book and pick up information along the way.
I'll know when the ideas aren't fresh anymore. And I'll know when writing doesn't give me a thrill anymore.
I spend about a year between novels.
I've been taking longer to write stories lately.
I've been writing for a long time. I sat down to write my first novel in the middle of March of 1982.
I've always set my stories in places I know well. It frees me up to spend more imaginative time on the characters if I'm not worrying about the logistics.
I always thought of myself as a later bloomer, so I like some of my work more later than earlier.
I look back into past history, the stored experiences or products of the imagination. I look no further forward than the evening.
I've gotten used to not looking too far into the future; it's best when you can begin each day anew.