Our notions of self-determination are, on the whole, something of a myth. We are governed almost exclusively by our own peculiar habits, which makes those who rail against them that much more remarkable.
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When I was about 10 or 11, I realised that people made movies; until then, I had thought they just happened.
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There is a certain degree of 'steampunkishness' that creeps into my books.
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Class clowns become actors.
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My mind wanders terribly. I'm not wholly annoyed by my daydreaming as it has been immense use to me as regards imaginative thought, but it doesn't help when it comes to concentration. And writing needs concentration - lots of it.
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I'm not of the opinion that the next logical step for a book is for it to be made into a film.
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Agents and publishers only want one thing - good writing.
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It took me ten years and seven books to bag an agent - it took me that long to start writing good.
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I just write books, and I do it without any notion of what I should do or shouldn't do.
