- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Hook
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- Nov 07, 2020
Serial novels have an unexpected effect; they hook the writer as well as the reader.
- Human
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- Nov 07, 2020
You do not have to ladle on the impasto to make a point about human frailty or ambitions.
- Positive
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- Nov 07, 2020
But you cannot expect every writer to dwell on human suffering. I think my books do deal with grave issues. People who say they are too positive probably haven't read them.
- Mine
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Paint
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- Nov 07, 2020
Painters aren't expected to paint bleak pictures, are they?
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think people in Botswana are pleased that my books paint a positive picture of their lives and portray the country as being very special. They've made a great success of their country, and the people are fed up with the constant reporting of only the problems and poverty of the continent. They welcome something which puts the positive side.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would never inflict my bassoon on anybody really other than the long suffering audiences that come to the concerts of The Really Terrible Orchestra; which actually is really terrible.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It seems to me that we're in danger of losing sight of certain basic civic values in society by allowing the growth of a whole generation of people who really have no sense of attachment to society.
- Good Picture
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've certainly always had a very high regard for Botswana and so I paint a very good picture of the country and I've never pretended to be painting an entirely realistic picture.
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
You're always told by your publisher that you must only write one book a year and some years you should perhaps write none at all.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Enjoy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many of my books are written from a female perspective. I rather enjoy the take that women have on the world, and certainly I enjoy the conversations that women have.
- General
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- Nov 07, 2020