Why I never have as much time for reading as I’d like.
Why I tend to go through “gluts” - gluts of reading history, fantasy, short stories and so on.
Why I get through biros and pencils in no time at all…
Why I love fairytales as much as I do, it’s enough that I do. It’s kind of okay to have this attitude as a child. At my age, it gets you labelled a geek. Not that I care. Geeks at least take an interest in something in life!
Why I can never pinpoint the exact moment my novels come to life. I sense a “build up” and then the story and characters “take over” and it’s then I know I have something. Something that is live. Something that can be worked on. Something that has promise. I love those moments.
Why when loved ones catch you staring into space, it somehow doesn’t seem like you’re working! Never despise thinking time. Doing boring jobs such as housework can be useful for giving your mind time to think so that when it comes to writing, you can get right down to the practical stuff far more quickly.
I don't understand how it is possible some children in the UK in this day and age no longer own any books. How and why did this happen? (Oh and I’d have The Gruffalo as compulsory reading for the under 7s).
Why everyone thinks they could be a writer but then the vast majority don’t bother actually doing the job! Does anyone automatically think they could be a taxidermist if only they had the time? I suspect most writers get fed up with the time excuse and perhaps wish the speakers would indeed “stuff it”!
Why do hackers find the time to do what they do and why they bother…
Why Microsoft ever bothered coming up with Vista. I’ve not found anyone with a good word for it.
I would love to know where my good ideas go to the moment I feel even remotely tired…