Zitat des Tages von Rodman Philbrick:
What surprised me most about the Donner tragedy was that, given the terrible circumstances, how anyone survived at all.
I've always known that writing plays is very difficult, because I've written three or four that have never been produced.
There is no greater compliment for a writer than to have pleased a troubled child.
I believe that we have the ability to change our lives using our imaginations. Imagination is a muscle - the more you use it, the stronger it gets.
I started writing stories in sixth grade. But writing wasn't cool, like being good at sports, or being part of the in crowd, or winning fights on the playground.
So long as you tell a story that falls within the fairly generous boundaries of the suspense novel, you're free to make the novel as good as you can. You're allowed to challenge the reader. You can experiment with voice and style.
I assumed 'Freak the Mighty' was probably too weird and melodramatic to find a publisher. I certainly never expected the book to have a profound influence on my career as a writer, but indeed it has.
