‘Writing began as a way of escaping solitude. I was also a compulsive reader, especially of adventure stories, and I was fascinated by the other worlds that writers could create.’
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‘The plot theorists say you must send your characters ‘on a journey’, or ‘into the woods’, but if you have vivid characters they will go into the woods of their own accord.’
‘Think of yourself as a baby dropped in a swimming pool. You won’t drown, you’ll instinctively know what to do, and… once you get over the shock of the medium, may even find you’re enjoying the experience.’