Bod was thrilled. He imagined a future in which he could read everything, in which all stories could be opened and discovered.

I don't believe in "writer's block". I try and deal with getting stuck by having more than one thing to work on at a time. And by knowing that even a hundred bad words that didn't exist before is forward progress.

I've known ambitious people with no aptitude for the thing they did. Most of whom, rather terrifyingly, tended to succeed.

I want to write a play. I'd like to do an original musical. I should probably put together a poetry collection.

It's easier to lie to yourself when you say things out loud.

I started blogging a decade ago because I like blogging. Writing's a kind of lonely thing to do and I liked the idea of demystifying the process because I loved it as a kid and teenager and as somebody who wanted desperately to write.

Partly because I get such astonishingly nice fans.