'A block, to me, is a stopping of sorts, a hindrance, an impediment. But the only way to overcome that is to keep going.'

A block, to me, is a stopping of sorts, a hindrance, an impediment. But the only way to overcome that is to keep going, despite feeling that you can't do it.

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'If I'm not terrified then I'm not challenging myself sufficiently; writing is terrifying, therefore it's worth doing. '

If I'm not terrified then I'm not challenging myself sufficiently; writing is terrifying, therefore it's worth doing. So if I have anything to offer the subject, it's fear.

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Vox: Short audio from the RLF

In fictionalising my own past it was as if I wiped out my real memories and replaced them with those I had shaped, altered and curated. I can no longer be certain what actually happened.

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'Izzo's special contribution to literature is known as 'Mediterranean noir'; crime fiction which depicts a natural paradise poisoned by corruption.'

Izzo's special contribution to literature is known as 'Mediterranean noir'; crime fiction which depicts a natural paradise poisoned by corruption, drugs, organised crime, money-laundering and political failure.

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'It's so much more fun for me as a writer, and hopefully the reader too, if I can find the shiny things, which thrill my inner seven year old.'

It's so much more fun for me as a writer, and hopefully the reader too, if I can find the shiny things; the out-of-the-way nuggets of information which thrill my inner seven year old.

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'I want you to find comfort in the familiarity of my writing, but, at the same time, I want to find fresh stories that will surprise you.'

When I create a book, I want you to find comfort in the familiarity of my writing, but, at the same time, I want to find fresh stories and tell them in ways that will surprise you.

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'The play will be better if I let it sit in my head a bit longer, cooking slowly like a delicious casserole, rather than microwaving it quickly.'

The play will be better if I let it sit in my head a bit longer, cooking slowly like a delicious casserole, so all the flavours are realised, rather than microwaving it quickly so I can gobble it up.

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'An opportunity presented itself to shed ourselves of unwanted or unread titles. I have to say, my wife, who is also a writer, and I, very nearly fell out.'

An opportunity presented itself to shed ourselves of unwanted or unread titles. I have to say, my wife, who is also a writer, and I, very nearly fell out over The Haiku Handbook.

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'Chekhov's advice is always moral. He isn't really telling his brother how to write, he's telling him how to live.'

Chekhov's advice is always moral. He isn't really telling his brother how to write, he's telling him how to live; if he can get the living right, the writing will follow.

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'I often find myself drawn to novelists who are also poets, among them is Michael Ondaatje, my most constant source of inspiration.'

I often find myself drawn to novelists who are also poets, among them is Michael Ondaatje, my most constant source of inspiration; books of his... travel with me to the places in which I write.

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