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Well, you know, I'm quite a reluctant writer. I'm not someone who set out to be a writer or really wanted to be.

I came to the conclusion that I am not a fiction writer.

I wasn't trained to write non-fiction.

I am conscious of trying to stretch the boundaries of non-fiction writing. It's always surprised me how little attention many non-fiction writers pay to the formal aspects of their work.

I tend to read non-fiction.

I have no interest in non-fiction. I don't read it and don't watch it and don't write it, other than a little journalistic column.

I don't really consider myself a writer.

I mainly read non-fiction, and that's probably because I have a huge amount of insecurity about my lack of education and the things I don't know.

Being a fiction writer makes you someone who works with irresponsibility.

I'm not writing great literature. I'm writing commercial fiction for people to enjoy the stories and to like the characters.