The Pacific Northwest, and particularly Whidbey Island, is extremely suited to be a location in a novel.

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• Elizabeth George:

  Plotting is difficult for me, and always has been. I do that before I actually start writing, but I

• Elizabeth George:

  I knew from the age of seven that I was meant to be a writer.

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• Elizabeth George:

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  I myself have suffered periodically from hearing voices at night when I'm trying to sleep.

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• Elizabeth George:

  I'm interested in the dark side of man. I'm interested in taboos, and murder is the greatest taboo.

• Elizabeth George:

  I try to create a challenge for myself in each book. And sometimes, believe me, I just kick myself