I want to make the world real. I have to be able to believe that it could happen. I can’t put Pegasus in my stories because horses can’t fly. It’s just a quirk in my brain. Michelle Paver Read Quote
I’d been interested in animal behaviour as a teenager and had thought of studying it at one point. Michelle Paver Read Quote
At university – when I was supposed to be studying biochemistry – I had tried to write a children’s book about a boy and a wolf cub, and there was a paragraph in that which was from the wolf’s point of view. Michelle Paver Read Quote
In a ghost story, usually you’ve got to hang on until daylight, and you’ll be alright. But if daylight’s four months away, then you have a problem. Michelle Paver Read Quote
I don’t use the Internet, as I don’t like living with lots of distractions. I have tried, but I found it a hindrance. as my sense of priorities goes out of the window and it pulls me out of my writing, particularly with email. I’d sit there for hours just replying to emails. Michelle Paver Read Quote
Doing field trips rather than simply researching online allows me to experience the story from the point of view of my main character; you can’t get that by sitting at a desk. Michelle Paver Read Quote
People often ask writers where they get their inspiration, and for me, the short answer is that I haven’t a clue; I’m just grateful that I get them. Michelle Paver Read Quote
For me, inspiration isn’t a sort of spark which lights the fire of the story. It’s more like a thread, one of many, which you can tease out of a story once it’s written, if you feel so inclined. Michelle Paver Read Quote
I actually carry a little picture of a wolf in my wallet, rather like people carry a picture of their kids. The reason I do that is to remind myself why I’m doing this, to remind myself of the story. Michelle Paver Read Quote
I didn’t do it for the money. I know a lot of people say that, but if I’d wanted to be rich, I’d have stayed working as a city lawyer. I gave that up eight years ago and took a massive drop in salary, and I didn’t mind because I was doing what I loved. There’s plenty of material for the other five books. Michelle Paver Read Quote
