I always think I know the way a novel will go. I write maps on oversized art pads like the kind I carried around in college when I was earnest about drawing. I need to have some idea of the shape of the novel, where its headed, so that I can proceed with confidence. But the truth is my characters st
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Type: Novelist Born: September 30, 1969 |
I was only 24 then, but 18 of those 24 years had been dedicated to wanting to get to that moment.
You have to be involved and relate to the characters in order to make a film that is true emotionally.

