I'm always writing, even when I'm not at my desk. I write on my hands. I used to write on my kids' hands, too, but they don't let me any more. When I'm driving I sometimes write all the way up my arms.
I have always been able to write on the spot. It is a talent that I guess comes naturally.
I know some writers are meticulous planners, but I'm not one of them.
I think there's one thing which distinguishes our art - we don't consider. We don't think. We write a little verse because it comes to us.
I don't really plan too much ahead when I write, because otherwise, I get kind of bored.
If something pops in my mind and it's easy, I write it.
I never plan a structure. I like surprises. I'm quite disciplined and sit at my desk every day and just write.
I had no idea what I was doing when I wrote 'Search.' There was no carefully designed work plan. There was no theory that I was out to prove.
My publishers find me really challenging, as a lot of the time, I don't even know what I'm going to be writing about until I sit down to do it.
