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I don't base any character on a real person, and really don't do composites either. I make them up.
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I would hope that my writing's cleaner than it was when I started.
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I don't believe for one moment you can write well what you wouldn't read for pleasure.
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I don't fiddle or edit or change while I'm going through that first draft.
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The most important aspect of any story, to me, is character.
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Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice.
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I generally write a first draft that's pretty lean. Just get the story down.
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Aren't most romance heros, or heros in fiction of any kind, generally superior to real men? Same goes for heroines and real women.
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Mary Stewart will always be my goddess. I can pick up one of her early books - one I've read a dozen times - and still slide right into the story.
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I don't think you can write - at least not well - if you don't love stories, love the written word.
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I've gotten to know a number of readers from being online, and really treasure the time I've spent with them.
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