Ayla, I Looked For You All My

You Weren't Being Punished. You Were Waiting For Me.

The Idea Led Me Into The Research, Which Continues To Give Me More Ideas For The Story.

I Started Writing To Please Myself, A Story I Would Like To Read, And That Is Still True.

And That's How I Start Myself. I Usually Go Back A Couple Of Pages, Maybe To The Beginning Of The Chapter, And I Start Reading. And As I'm Reading, I'm Tweaking - Putting In A Different Word, Changing The Syntax, Putting That Clause Over There, You Know That Sort Of Thing.

The Other Mammoths Were As Protective Of The Dying As They Were Of Newborns, And They Gathered Around Tying To Make The Fallen One Get Up. When All Was Over, They Buried The Dead Ancestor Under Piles Of Dirt, Grass, Leaves, Or Snow. Mammoths Were Even Known To Bury Other Dead Animals, Including Humans.