Cause When There's Life There's Still Hope

But I Didn’t Dare. That Has Always Been My Trouble. I’ve Never Dared Enough.

Any Story That Gets Us Thinking, And Particularly Young People, Thinking Why? Whether It's As A Result Of Reading The Book, Or Coming Out Of The Theatre Or The Cinema, I Think We Should Just Simply Be Asking The Question 'why'? Why Did It Happen To Those People? Was It Necessary? And Anything That Gets Us Thinking Like That Is Really Important.

Children Have To Be Motivated To Want To Learn To Read. Reading Must Not Be Taught Simply As A School Exercise.

I Spend Months, Sometimes Years, Doing What I Call Dreamtime, Weaving It Together Inside My Head. But When I Actually Feel That The Egg Of My Story Is Ready To Hatch, Then I Can Write It In Three Months. Then I Know The Landscape And The People Well And From The Inside, But I Don't Necessarily Know Where The Story Is Going To Take Us.

Remember To Write For Yourself, Not For A Market And Give Yourself Time To Develop Your Own Style, Your Own Voice. It Takes A Lifetime. Enjoy It!