You reach deep down and bring up what feels absolutely authentic to you as you move
You reach deep down and bring up what feels absolutely authentic to you as you move along with the book, but you don’t know everything about it. You can’t.
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Obsession led me to write. It’s been that way with every book I’ve ever written. I
Obsession led me to write. It’s been that way with every book I’ve ever written. I become completely consumed by a theme, by characters, by a desire to meet a challenge
I think the further away you get from completing a book, the more responses you see to it from readers, the more your own tastes and opinions shift and the more you start to see things you could have written differently in the detail, or done differently on the broader scale of plot and character.
I think the further away you get from completing a book, the more responses you see to it from readers, the more your own tastes and opinions shift and the more you start to see things you could have written differently in the detail, or done differently on the broader scale of plot and character.
‘The Blade Itself’ was my first book. Probably I should’ve tried a few short stories first, but for some reason I decided to begin with Everest.
‘The Blade Itself’ was my first book. Probably I should’ve tried a few short stories first, but for some reason I decided to begin with Everest.
Sometimes when I’m really enjoying a book, I’ll read a sentence or paragraph and just think – how can someone’s head be wired in such a way that they’d come up with that?
Sometimes when I’m really enjoying a book, I’ll read a sentence or paragraph and just think – how can someone’s head be wired in such a way that they’d come up with that?
There isn’t an aspect of book creation I don’t enjoy, and there has always been a book in my life to dream about or work on.
There isn’t an aspect of book creation I don’t enjoy, and there has always been a book in my life to dream about or work on.
I did a book in 1996, an overview of black history. In that process I became more aware of a lot of the black inventors of the 19th century.
I did a book in 1996, an overview of black history. In that process I became more aware of a lot of the black inventors of the 19th century.
In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There’s so much more to the story.
vIn a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There’s so much more to the story.
It’s not at all uncommon for a writer to get a ton of publicity for one book and then not get as much for the next one. I don’t worry about that because I try to worry about the one single part of the job I can control: the writing of the book. If I do that well, I feel, good tidings generally will follow and readers will stick with me.
It’s not at all uncommon for a writer to get a ton of publicity for one book and then not get as much for the next one. I don’t worry about that because I try to worry about the one single part of the job I can control: the writing of the book. If I…
I want to write a best-selling book
I want to write a best-selling book.