It took some time to gather the research and develop it into the storyline, and to finally finish an origin myth poem that I had been working on for twenty years. Jean M. Auel Read Quote
I don’t write for publishers, certainly not for critics, and not for readers, But I am delighted that so many people have found my books enjoyable and want to continue to read them. Jean M. Auel Read Quote
I started writing to please myself, a story I would like to read, and that is still true. Jean M. Auel Read Quote
The idea led me into the research, which continues to give me more ideas for the story. Jean M. Auel Read Quote
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. Jean M. Auel Read Quote
Science Fiction is not just about the future of space ships travelling to other planets, it is fiction based on science and I am using science as my basis for my fiction, but it’s the science of prehistory – palaeontology and archaeology – rather than astronomy or physics. Jean M. Auel Read Quote
I can’t tell you any more than any other writer can tell you why they write, and I don’t know what my influences are. Jean M. Auel Read Quote
Each book has been different and has been challenging in its own way to write. Jean M. Auel Read Quote
