Illness And Accidents Were Mysterious Manifestations Of

Life Sometimes Gets In The Way Of Writing.

Though My Books Are Written From A Historical Perspective, I Have Goon So Far Back That I Am In The Realm Of Prehistorical Speculation Rather Than Simple Historical Fact To Weave My Stories Around.

From The Beginning, When I First Got An Idea For A Story And Wondered If I Could Write It, It Has Always Been The Story That Has Driven Me.

And That's How I Start Myself. I Usually Go Back A Couple Of Pages, Maybe To The Beginning Of The Chapter, And I Start Reading. And As I'm Reading, I'm Tweaking - Putting In A Different Word, Changing The Syntax, Putting That Clause Over There, You Know That Sort Of Thing.

Ayla, I Looked For You All My Life And Didn't Know I Was Looking. You Are Everything I Ever Wanted, Everything I Ever Dreamed Of In A Woman, And More. You Are A Fascinating Enigma, A Paradox. You Are Totally Honest, Open; You Hide Nothing: Yet You Are The Most Mysterious Woman I've Ever Met.