You're not supposed to have a favourite book - it's like children. Michael Robotham More Quotes by Michael Robotham More Quotes From Michael Robotham All of my novels are seeded in real life events, and 'The Wreckage' is no different. Michael Robotham eventsreal-lifereallife Writing is what I do. It's what makes me tick. Michael Robotham makesmetickwriting I wasn't always a novelist. I began my writing career as a journalist, working on an afternoon newspaper in Sydney, Australia, doing the crime beat and court reporting. Having grown up in a small country town, I felt as though I had nothing to write about. Michael Robotham nothingsmallwritingcountry In the mid-nineties, I quit my job as a senior feature writer at 'The Mail' on Sunday in the U.K. and became a 'ghost writer,' collaborating with politicians, pop stars, psychologists, soldiers and sporting legends who needed help in penning their autobiographies. Michael Robotham soldiersjobsundaystars I normally write in the first person, and my narrators are as real to me as any of the people I have worked with. They live and breathe in my imagination. Michael Robotham livemeimaginationpeople I've known since I was 12 that I wanted to write. My father was a teacher, and there were so many books around, it seemed natural to pick them up. Michael Robotham bookswriteteacherfather The hardest part of ghost writing other people's stories is capturing their voices so that it isn't you talking, it's them. Michael Robotham youwritingtalkingpeople I'm very fortunate to be doing what I dreamed of, what I love. So few people get that opportunity. So while people continue liking what I write, I'm going to happily continue. Michael Robotham doingopportunitylovepeople I believe that if the story is fleshed out and the characters more believable, the reader is more likely to take the journey with them. In addition, the plot can be more complex. My characters are very real to me, and I want each of my characters to be different. Michael Robotham be-differentmejourneybelieve I'd like to set a story in Australia, but I would need to feel confident my German and U.S. readers, for example, would stay with me. Michael Robotham confidentstoryfeelme I often joke that I could write 'War and Peace' and make it sound like Geri Halliwell wrote it. Michael Robotham jokesoundwarpeace
