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I was thinking about vampires and, specifically, about what makes vampires a romantic trope: about what people like about not just vampires but supernaturally long-lived creatures in general, which is a thing that shows up in probably fifty to sixty percent of paranormal romances... And then, for some reason, I decided to reverse it. ”
There are similarities between historical novels and science fiction. Being thrown into the Napoleonic Wars is just as much of a different world as space. ”
When I'm working on one book, part of my imagination is thinking ahead to the next one. ”
I come at it from a different angle of attack with each novel, searching for the technological texture the story demands. There isn't a recipe; it's more of an instinct. ”
When I watch Twenty20 cricket, there's a different satisfaction. That hundred you get in six hours is a very satisfying feeling. A real triumph of skill. I don't quite see that in the 20-over game - or the 100-ball game. ”
In one sense, what happens for me outside of cricket gives me that break - the farming means I have a really different life outside of cricket; it's not just cricket, cricket, cricket for 12 months of the year. ”
Getting married and starting a family has been a lifelong goal and one that I have persevered through different paths up to it! ”
I've been doing a lot of different cross-training and kickboxing and Capoeira and kite surfing, and I've just really been back to what I consider my original athletic self. ”
I was motivated by just thinking that if you had all this external success that everyone would love you and everything would be peaceful and wonderful. ”
They're different kinds of challenges depending upon what phase of life I'm in. ”