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Jean M. Auel

American Writer

Born: Feb 18, 1936

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I started writing to please myself, a story I would like to read, and that is still true. Jean M. Auel

Myself Writing Please Would True Like Read Still Story Started

I don't write for publishers, certainly not for critics, and not for readers, But I am delighted that so many people have found my books enjoyable and want to continue to read them. Jean M. Auel

People Books Critics Delighted Write Read Readers Am Continue So Many People Want Them Certainly Many Found Publishers Enjoyable

Aside from sales, the letters from readers have been primarily positive. Jean M. Auel

Positive Primarily Readers Been Sales Aside Letters

Life sometimes gets in the way of writing. Jean M. Auel

Life Writing Sometimes Way Gets

Though my books are written from a historical perspective, I have goon so far back that I am in the realm of prehistorical speculation rather than simple historical fact to weave my stories around. Jean M. Auel

Simple Perspective Back Books Though Weave Rather Fact Written Around Am Historical Historical Fact Than Stories Far Realm Speculation

I have been a reader of Science Fiction and Fantasy for a long time, since I was 11 or 12 I think, so I understand it and I'm not at all surprised that readers of the genre might enjoy my books. Jean M. Auel

Time Science Long Long Time Enjoy Think Books Since Genre Reader Readers Science Fiction Understand Surprised Been Fiction Might Fantasy

Of the two, I would think of my work as closer to Science Fiction than Fantasy. Jean M. Auel

Work Science Think Would Science Fiction Than Closer Fiction Fantasy Two

Science Fiction is not just about the future of space ships travelling to other planets, it is fiction based on science and I am using science as my basis for my fiction, but it's the science of prehistory - palaeontology and archaeology - rather than astronomy or physics. Jean M. Auel

No, my publisher has always done the marketing. Jean M. Auel

Marketing Always Done Publisher

I'm just writing a story that I want to read. Jean M. Auel

Writing Read Just Want Story

I probably read 100 times more than I write, but that way when I move my characters through it, I know. Jean M. Auel

Way Characters More Through Write Know Read Times Than Move

I can move my characters through it easily, because I understand the background; I've really studied it. Jean M. Auel

Background Easily Characters Through Studied Because Understand Move Really

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