Wasn't it a fab interview? I can't believe I've never come across it before.

i love her description of writing with the background images, archetypes and narratives somewhere in the back of her mind, but keeping it all slightly out of focus. that's how i want to write.

Yes, yes, I thought that was wonderful. And that's definitely how the books come across to me, too, like there's all these depths and layers of stuff that you can slip into accidentally. I love that.

And I love that she mentions Alan Garner and TH White!