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Whenever I have tried to write for other people, that’s when my writing has failed, when nobody wanted to read it or buy it. But it’s only when I’ve been able to write a story that makes me excited, only then have other people wanted to read it.

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The magical and fantastical isn’t something I’m uncomfortable with in books, and I chafe slightly at the idea that a purely realist novel somehow has more value.

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I’m a long distance runner, and I get my best ideas when I’m out running. It also helps that I can’t write it down immediately – if you hold onto an idea, other things will stick on it.

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May 21, 2024

I’m a long distance runner, and I get my best ideas when I’m out running. It also helps that I can’t write it down immediately – if you hold onto an idea, other things will stick on it.

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May 21, 2024

The magical and fantastical isn’t something I’m uncomfortable with in books, and I chafe slightly at the idea that a purely realist novel somehow has more value.

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