"In early draft it never satisfied me, and that was when it clicked into place and it went so well as..." — Colleen McCullough

She told fortunes for a living. It's a wacky book and was great fun to write. It is very much a look at what life was like for women in Australia in the 1960's.

My husband says it is very good that I have very tiny feet, because they're easier to get in my mouth.

I think explicit love scenes are a turn off unless it's the kind you read with one hand.

It's a dead give away of an inexperienced writer if every character speaks with the same voice.