At the moment, I'm toying with a new idea for a book, but fully engaged with writing screenplays, so the book idea - which needs empty space in my head - is barely formed yet. Rose Tremain More Quotes by Rose Tremain More Quotes From Rose Tremain The unfolding of a story is both as exciting and as difficult for each and every novel I've written, regardless of time and place. Rose Tremain unfolding rehabilitation stories A novel usually takes me two years. A year to research and plan and dream. Then a year to write. Rose Tremain dream writing years Life is not a dress rehearsal. Rose Tremain leadership inspirational life Perhaps, more importantly, I think that most human beings realise only a fraction of the true potential of their minds, so the spiritual or mystical, the things which remain mysterious or unexplained have always drawn me to include them in any scheme for a novel. Rose Tremain true think me spiritual I'm not very interested in charting a day-to-day familiar reality. I'm always looking for territory in which to explore the BIG subjects, the life-or-death stories. Rose Tremain looking big always reality I'm always amazed by writers who tell me they plan everything at the beginning. I feel their writing days must be very bland. Rose Tremain feel beginning me writing I think I'm drawn to writing about something which feels intense and important. Rose Tremain something think important writing I have likened writing a novel to going on a journey, with some notion of the destination I will arrive at, but not the whole picture - which emerges gradually as a series of revelations, as the journey goes along. Rose Tremain picture destination journey writing
