American - Novelist | 1968 -
I graduated with a B.A. from Goddard College in 1991 and then studied poetry for a year in the M.F.A. in Writing Program at Vermont College.
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My grandmother was a psychiatrist and had shelves full of medical books - I was constantly sneaking looks at some of those. I was fascinated by the descriptions of illnesses and diseases.
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People often ask if my books should be read in any particular order, but they're all standalone novels, so picking up any one of them would be fine.
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Honestly, I feel pretty awed anytime I meet just about any writer. I get how hard it is to write and make a living from it, but there's also this almost magical force you need to tap into, and I'm amazed by anyone who can do it.
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My mother taught me to believe in ghosts: to use a Ouija board, have seances, and leave little offerings out for those who have passed.
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I have a pretty open mind about supernatural stuff - I do believe that there's more to this world than what meets the eye.
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I do believe in ghosts, or at least in some kind of persistent spiritual echoes of the past in certain places.
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I've never done a sequel - so far, there have been too many new stories and characters calling my name.
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