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Being a director is almost like being another sort of character, but you're out of view.
I write about characters that interest me. And I don't think of my books as being forms of entertainment.
I don't particularly like being angry about stuff. I'd rather hang out with my daughter and write my little books.
I finished 'America America,' and I knew I had to write another book, not just for personal reasons but because I had a contract.
In writing a series of stories about the same characters, plan the whole series in advance in some detail, to avoid contradictions and inconsistencies.
I worked as a carpenter for a few years. I began writing. I wrote a book about my time in Africa - that came out in 1988 - called 'The Village of Waiting.'
I try not to think about the trope or whether or not my books are like 'Fifty' or 'Crossfire' or any other series.
I'm trying to find a character that's my age and I can sustain week after week. I'd like to do a series.
I am being frank about myself in this book. I tell of my first mistake on page 850.
