If you think of something, do it. Plenty of people often think, “I’d like to do this, or that.

Because I'm not writing all the time (thank goodness), my mind is sometimes pleasantly blank.

My stories are sometimes closer to poems or meditations, but often there is at least a little narrative in them.

I never dream in French, but certain French words seem better or more fun than English words - like 'pois chiches' for chick peas!

Work hard and meticulously. When in trouble, look closely at a text that is a good example of what you're trying to do. And be patient.

Often, the idea that there can be a wide range of translations of one text doesn't occur to people - or that a translation could be bad, very bad, and unfaithful to the original.

I think a lot of what goes into writing can be taught - not mixing metaphors, etc.