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Writing is like a rollercoaster ride for me, an adventure. I love exploring the world through 'playing' people who are absolutely nothing like me.

I think I'm drawn to writing about something which feels intense and important.

For me, writing is such an escape, and I felt very lucky to have this to run away to.

I've always really enjoyed writing different things because I get bored very easily.

I'm really such a bumbler! Writing fiction is like arranging furniture in a dark room. I can't see what I'm doing. I grope for the right words. I bump against the wrong words and stumble and stub my toe and curse and keep trying to guess what belongs in the space.

Most of my interests in terms of writing are dark, so it's discordant how much I try to lock into the vibe of wherever I'm at. Inhabiting the life of the imagination is the nature of survival strategy - you build yourself little worlds to enjoy.

When I'm happiest writing is just not knowing where it goes and just let the characters bring you there.

I'm constantly being surprised and finding unplanned things - because the writing is a process of experiencing things on the ground with the characters.

Good writing will bring you to places you don't even expect sometimes.