I actually really love 'Game of Thrones,' and I don't see a conflict in that.

When I find myself whining, and I'm like, 'God, it's wet,' there will always be one guy who never got into the heat tent, who didn't get past the coffee, and he's still there, and this guy is smiling. You know, I gotta get over myself.

To any child, the first occupations that are presented to you are your parents'. I was appealed to my dad's occupation from the get-go.

I've always been interested in the Vikings - that's, like, part of my own history.

Being dyslexic, creativity was my way of expressing myself.

Having a writer in the family is a curse - for the family. I do feel more or less guilty when I'm writing.

The music business is a crazy game, especially for somebody like me who is really a purist about the art. Trying to balance the pressures of commercialism, it's a tightrope. It's a fine line between sticking to your guns and insanity.

Before I began concentrating on writing, in my free time I was an artist, making and selling etchings illustrating stories based on my readings in classical literature.