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I feel like you just need to keep writing until the writing itself just begins to take shape.

When I wrote 'Dear Fatty,' I realised that sitting and writing alone is an absolute joy.

Writing makes you feel better, to get it all out.

The desire to write grows with writing.

Fat is a way of saying no to powerlessness and self-denial.

Writing is a muscle that needs to be exercised every day: The more you write, the easier it becomes.

I read that book 'Fat is a Feminist Issue', got a bit desperate halfway through and ate it.

Reclaiming the word 'fat' was the most empowering step in my progress. I stopped using it for insult or degradation and instead replaced it with truth, because the truth is that I am fat, and that's ok. So now when someone calls me fat, I agree, whereas before I would get embarrassed and emotional.

The point always is to be writing something - it leads to more writing.