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I had to see and feel and be with the thing that I wanted to write about.

I really just sat down to write. I mean, I did what most writers do when something happens that's overwhelming, fascinating, moving, all of that.

I just feel really fortunate to build a career as a writer.

In retrospect, it seems like everything in my life led to me becoming a writer. I just didn't realise it at the time.

I just knew I would be a writer. It just seemed the only sensible thing to do.

I can't say that I ever actually decided to become a writer. It kind of snuck up on me.

I was always attracted and repelled by the idea of being a writer.

I felt like I was never going to be a great writer. I felt like I was going to be a good writer at best. I wanted to be great at something.

When I write, it's like watching a movie in my head.