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- At all times, think like a writer, and keep those antennae twitching - that way, you pick up new ideas.
- I still think most writers are just kids who refuse to grow up. We're still playing imaginary games, with our imaginary friends.
- A lot of writers, especially crime writers, have an image that we think we're trying to keep up with. You've got to be seen as…
- I am, of course, a frustrated rock star - I'd much rather be a rock star than a writer. Or own a record shop. Still,…
- I wrote my first short story for a competition and won second prize. Another competition came up and I won first prize. The first story…
- I'm often asked how I write books, but I don't think my approach is suitable for everyone. If I walked into a creative writing class,…
- I've always written. At the age of six or seven, I would get sheets of A4 paper and fold them in half, cut the edges…
- My first novel was turned down by half a dozen publishers. And even after having published five or six books, I wasn't making enough money…
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