The one thing that does happen, every time, though, is that I never get to write a book until I've already been thinking about it for a period of months to years.

The problem with ebook filesharing is simply one of scale. But I think the "piracy" problem is massively over-rated.

My agent is based in New York. And due to a historic accident, my publishing track is primarily American - I'm sold into the UK almost as a foreign import! So I'm quite out of touch with what's going on in UK publishing.

The trouble is, if you go too far towards being polite, the label that applies is "doormat".

I'm an individual. I do not want to get into a pissing match with an organization that is a de-facto gigadollar-turnover multinational!

I began my first novel when I was 15. It went through three drafts, of around 40,000 words each. If I find it, I'll burn it.

I'm not planning a kickstarter game. And I'm not really a game designer.