I don't remember deciding to become a writer. You decide to become a dentist or a postman. For me, writing is like being gay. You finally admit that this is who you are, you come out and hope that no one runs away.
Well, that's the secret of commerciality, a simple style and you stick with it.
I have been hunted for twenty-one years. I have literally lived in the saddle. I have never known a day of perfect peace.