You learn to write by writing, and by reading and thinking about how writers have created their characters and invented their stories. If you are not a reader, don't even think about being a writer.
Life sometimes gets in the way of writing.
I started writing to please myself, a story I would like to read, and that is still true.
I could write historical fiction, or science fiction, or a mystery but since I find it fascinating to research the clues of some little know period and develop a story based on that, I will probably continue to do it.
I'm just writing a story that I want to read.
Each book has been different and has been challenging in its own way to write.
I probably read 100 times more than I write, but that way when I move my characters through it, I know.
I can't tell you any more than any other writer can tell you why they write, and I don't know what my influences are.
From the beginning, when I first got an idea for a story and wondered if I could write it, it has always been the story that has driven me.
I don't write for publishers, certainly not for critics, and not for readers, But I am delighted that so many people have found my books enjoyable and want to continue to read them.
