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Serial novels have an unexpected effect; they hook the writer as well as the reader.

- Alexander McCall Smith
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I just focus on getting the first scene right, with a few lines about the overall plot, and then the book grows organically.

If you lose sight of the smaller accomplishments, you end up with an imbalance in your life.

Wherever I go in the world, people all know about Scotland Street and are always asking me about what's going to happen to the characters next.

The Okavango Delta is an astonishing sight: the great Okavango River, rather than flow towards the sea, flows inland, into the sands of the Kalahari.

Writing fiction, I really just sit there and it just comes.

I write four books a year. I'm very fortunate that I write quickly; around 3,500 words a day. Being strict about delineating my writing time and personal life, as well as keeping distractions at bay, is the only way I can accomplish this.

My parents were very supportive and always encouraged us. My father was a gentle, nice man. My mother was quite a colorful character and a keen reader who encouraged me to write.

Every novel presents a slice of life. A noir policier for example presents one slice, one that perhaps addresses social dysfunction or some sort of pathology, while mine present a slice that is more upbeat and affirmative.

The wider your readership, the greater the chances of offending your readers.

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Serial novels have an unexpected effect; they hook the writer as well as the reader.

Serial novels have an unexpected effect; they hook the writer as well as the reader.

Serial novels have an unexpected effect; they hook the writer as well as the reader.

Serial novels have an unexpected effect; they hook the writer as well as the reader.

Serial novels have an unexpected effect; they hook the writer as well as the reader.

Serial novels have an unexpected effect; they hook the writer as well as the reader.

Serial novels have an unexpected effect; they hook the writer as well as the reader.

Serial novels have an unexpected effect; they hook the writer as well as the reader.

Serial novels have an unexpected effect; they hook the writer as well as the reader.

Serial novels have an unexpected effect; they hook the writer as well as the reader.

Serial novels have an unexpected effect; they hook the writer as well as the reader.

Serial novels have an unexpected effect; they hook the writer as well as the reader.

Serial novels have an unexpected effect; they hook the writer as well as the reader.

Serial novels have an unexpected effect; they hook the writer as well as the reader.

Serial novels have an unexpected effect; they hook the writer as well as the reader.