The only pressure I feel is to write good books. And to not replicate the previous book. Whether you have a thousand readers or a million readers it doesn't change the pressure. I never feel tempted to give the reader what I think the reader wants.
When you're an established name, you know that a children's book will have a pretty good chance of getting picked up. Like Madonna. It's not that I had this great idea. Actually, in my case, it was a great idea.
I wasn't that into crime novels at all, but a friend introduced me to the work of Jim Thompson - I loved all his books.
When I finish a book, I'm so exhausted that I'm sort of letting myself think that this could be the end.
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