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I have an ideas book at home with far more ideas than I will ever be able to write.

Before you can write a novel you have to have a number of ideas that come together. One idea is not enough.

My problem is never ideas. I've got more than I'll ever have time to write. It's all about how many I can get to, and which ones readers want to see the most.

How could I make a little book, when I have seen enough to make a dozen large books?

The idea is not enough. And the most annoying thing for me as a writer is that people will come up to me and say, 'Hey, I've got a great idea for a book. I'm not a writer, but I've got a great story.'

The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.

A lot of my ideas for books come from newspaper articles. But I don't like to be actively looking for ideas.

I've got more ideas for books than I'll ever be able to use in my lifetime. I'm very fortunate like that.

Always write your ideas down however silly or trivial they might seem. Keep a notebook with you at all times.

I like to have books around to give me ideas-to get the verbal part of my brain to start working.