‘What I love about fan-fiction is that the writers, unbound by the demands of publishers and marketing teams, can be wildly experimental and unconventional. I learn a lot.’
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‘It’s all very well having an idea for a novel, or a topic for a non-fiction book, but it’s folly to think the ability to write leaks out of the atmosphere.’
‘There’s a Library Shelf in the living room where all the through-traffic is stored; library books, obviously, plus books borrowed from friends.’