'The cure for writer's block lies in recognising our errors and rectifying them; working creatively to solve problems.'

The cure for writer's block lies in recognising our errors and rectifying them. After all, as inventors of plots, we spend our lives working creatively to solve problems.

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'It's a habit I don't have; re-reading. It's simply too risky. It's not the text you remember differently, but the person you were.'

It's a habit I don't have — re-reading. It's simply too risky. It's not the text you remember differently, but the person you were when you experienced it first.

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'What unites these greats? Their gimlet eyes. All trade in forensic detail; none turn away from human suffering.'

What unites these greats? Their gimlet eyes. All trade in forensic detail; none turn away from human suffering, yet all, somehow, make me feel more human.

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'I thought maybe a couple of copies would end up on a bookstore shelf, and I would buy both; but Pao got shortlisted for the Costa First Novel award.'

I thought maybe a couple of copies would end up on a bookstore shelf, and I would buy both; one for me, and one for my mother. But Pao got shortlisted for the Costa First Novel award, and sold a few more copies than that.

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'The road to modernism is littered with failure, and that's exactly as it should be; the experiment might not have a tangible outcome.'

The road to modernism is littered with failure, and that's exactly as it should be. The very nature of freestyle experimentation dictates that the experiment might not have a tangible outcome.

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'Remain enigmatic — let them come and find you — you tell yourself, like an idiot. The internet is unavoidable, you know that.'

Remain enigmatic — let them come and find you — you tell yourself, like an idiot. The internet, with which you have never been great friends, is unavoidable, you know that.

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'Very early on I set rules for dealing with rejection; sulk for a day, eat chocolate. The next day, see what can be improved. '

Very early on I set rules for dealing with rejection; sulk for a day, eat chocolate. The next day, see what can be improved. The day after, send it out again.

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'Like Mansfield, I love writing in cafes and bars. Being the anonymous voyeur, tucked away in a corner, with my notebook, and a cup of coffee or a glass of wine.'

Like Mansfield, I love writing in cafes and bars. Being the anonymous voyeur, tucked away in a corner, with my notebook, and a cup of coffee or a glass of wine; a recreation most writers will recognise.

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'You are reading what I wrote. It's as close to thought transference as we're ever likely to get, but I cannot gauge the effect my words will have.'

You are reading what I wrote. It's as close to thought transference as we're ever likely to get, but I cannot gauge the effect my words will have on you, or which words in particular will affect you, or thrill you, or discomfort you.

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'I have engaged in group holidays, and night classes, but never for long, and always with the primary aim of writing about them.'

I accept that I have to participate to some extent, to have something to write about. So I have engaged in group holidays, and night classes, but never for long, and always with the primary aim of writing about them.

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