I didn't wake up one day and think, 'I'm not going to have children.' My mother was a housewife and brought up three children, so I just thought it would happen. Michelle Paver bringchildday Change image and share on social
I hate it when you see in films people with their anoraks flapping open in a blizzard. They'd be dead in a couple of minutes. It's got to be real. It's got to work. Michelle Paver anorakblizzardcouple Change image and share on social
I've wanted to write a ghost story for years, and my main aim was to write the most frightening ghost story that I could think of. Michelle Paver aimfrightenghost Change image and share on social
If you get a sense that your writing isn't quite working, change it. Or cut it out. Don't just tell yourself it'll do, because it won't. Michelle Paver changecutsense Change image and share on social
I'm not the next J. K. Rowling. We've got one already. It's flattering to be compared to her. I like her books and loved the first three particularly, but apart from the fact that they've got young boys as heroes, they're very different. Michelle Paver bookboycompare share on social
I actually carry a little picture of a wolf in my wallet, rather like people carry a picture of their kids. The reason I do that is to remind myself why I'm doing this, to remind myself of the story. Michelle Paver carrykidpeople Change image and share on social
It's the little details I love. How to fletch your arrows with owl feathers, because owls fly silently, so maybe your arrows will, too. How to carry fire in a piece of smouldering fungus wrapped in birchbark. These are the things which help a world come alive. Michelle Paver alivearrowbirchbark share on social
It's true to say that once I've got the bare bones of a story, I often get ideas from my own research trips to faraway places. Michelle Paver barebonefaraway Change image and share on social
The most remote place I've been to was in Greenland. I remember setting out for a solo hike from a small cabin, itself several hours' boat ride from the nearest settlement. Michelle Paver boatcabingreenland Change image and share on social
Even if you plan your book, the actual writing is unplanned. Michelle Paver actualbookplan Change image and share on social
