'I listen to music constantly, and I search inside the words and rhythms for things I can use in my writing.'

Music has always been a big part of my life. I listen to music constantly, and I search inside the words and rhythms for things I can use in my writing.

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'I read A Christmas Carol with a fourteen year old who was struggling with it, only to discover I was struggling myself.'

Imagine my surprise when I read A Christmas Carol with a fourteen year old who was struggling with it, only to discover I was struggling myself.

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'I write fluidly, imaginatively and with great certainty late at night, and in the morning, with caution.'

I write fluidly, imaginatively and with great certainty late at night, and in the morning, with caution, trying to unpick my thought processes.

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'Locking yourself in the office if it isn't working for you, staring at the screen, is not the answer. '

Locking yourself in the office, if it isn't working for you, staring at the screen, is not the answer. It's feeding the fear.

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'The corollary of writing a loose first draft is being ready for the sacrifice it entails.'

One memorable weekend I shed seventeen thousand words. The corollary of writing a loose first draft is being ready for the sacrifice it entails.

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'Do we become writers because these traits are already nascent in our character, or does the practice of our trade mould us? '

Do we become writers because these traits are already nascent in our character, or does the practice of our trade mould us over time?

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'It's your play, your novel, your story; do what you have to do. Solve it yourself.'

It's your play, your novel, your story; do what you have to do. Solve it yourself. Stop ringing your friends at all hours of the night.

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'Give yourself time to dream; the best ideas will sneak up on you in spare moments. '

Give yourself time to dream; the best ideas will sneak up on you in spare moments. Most of writing is thinking.

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'There's more creativity in a collection of science fiction stories than in a whole library of literary giants.'

There's more creativity in a collection of science fiction stories than in a whole library of literary giants replaying the same human failings over and again.

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'Try to quell the Yorkshireness of your character. As to the actual writing, you tend to be too pedantic, even in fiction.'

Try to quell the Yorkshireness of your character. As to the actual writing, you tend to be too pedantic, even in fiction; remember to show, not tell.

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