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The creative process; I enjoy thinking up the stories and situations for my books.

I like the notion of making stuff up or letting your imagination go away with you.

I suppose I have an active imagination, and writing allows me to live it out.

I always like to entertain, first of all, and if the readers take anything away from it that helps them with their own lives, well then, that is a bonus.

I try to decorate my imagination as much as I can.

I like to jot down ideas on the back of envelopes and to recognise the potential value in small things. I also like the freedom to think without feeling compelled to write too early. Stories are often better if we can hold back and get to know the characters and the sounds of language.

I've got a vendetta to destroy the Net, to make everyone go to the library. I love the organic thing of pen and paper, ink on canvas. I love going down to the library, the feel and smell of books.

I try and make little stories. Whether it's with a pencil or with bits of records, it's really the same thing.

I love using my imagination. I love writing about animals.

Ultimately, in my mind, that's what I'm trying to do with my fiction; I'm trying to transport my reader into a different world.