I have written about ghosts in the past, but they aren’t all I am interested in. Owls are another passion of mine and are repeatedly used in my novels. My owls always act in unusual ways, for instance—they fly together, like a flock of birds would do—which owls never do in real life; they attack humans, which is highly unlikely; and they guard or protect a human being, which is also not in their nature. This is the fun part of being a novelist. To serve the purpose of my story, owls may behave in any way I want them to, although I mostly stick to known facts. We all…