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I think I became a writer because I didn't know of anything else to do. Maybe some incident from my childhood influenced me.

I've always been a writer. I hope to continue to write books until I can't anymore.

I was a political journalist; I came to writing novels through an interest in politics and power.

I worked in publishing before I became an author, so I knew how a book gets made.

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 wanted to become a writer. I enjoyed reading as a child.

I became an author because I love words. I enjoyed playing with them when I was a kid, writing stories and plays, and doing whatever I could think to do with words. I kept my love of them growing up and still love to see what they can do.

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

I knew I loved writing, and I was raised by people who love books.

I think I became a writer because I used to write letters to my friends, and I used to love writing them. I loved the idea that you can put marks on a page and send it off, and two days later, someone laughs somewhere else in the world.