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Well, writing was what I wanted to do, it was always what I wanted to do. I had novels to write so I wrote them.

I wanted to be a novelist for so long.

I always felt that I was a writer, that was what I had to do.

I looked back at the years since I'd left college and thought of the list of things I'd have liked to do. I'd always wanted to write a book - not a small undertaking. I never felt I had the time or creative energy to spare in order to write one as well as I wanted.

I always wanted to be a writer.

I never wanted to be a writer. I mean, that's the last thing I wanted.

I pretty much always wanted to be a writer.

The conclusion I came to was that even if I couldn't sell books, I still liked the process of writing.

I always knew I wanted to be a writer.

I had novels to write, so I wrote them.