Australian - Writer | November 9, 1960 -
I've known since I was 12 that I wanted to write. My father was a teacher, and there were so many books around, it seemed natural to pick them up.
Michael Robotham
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The hardest part of ghost writing other people's stories is capturing their voices so that it isn't you talking, it's them.
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I'm very fortunate to be doing what I dreamed of, what I love. So few people get that opportunity. So while people continue liking what I write, I'm going to happily continue.
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I believe that if the story is fleshed out and the characters more believable, the reader is more likely to take the journey with them. In addition, the plot can be more complex. My characters are very real to me, and I want each of my characters to be different.
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You're not supposed to have a favourite book - it's like children.
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I'd like to set a story in Australia, but I would need to feel confident my German and U.S. readers, for example, would stay with me.
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I often joke that I could write 'War and Peace' and make it sound like Geri Halliwell wrote it.
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Everybody you work with has their own voice, and if you do your job well enough, even their closest friends or their partner of 40 years isn't going to recognise the fingerprints of a ghostwriter.
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