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I like to work a lot with wood. I make furniture that falls apart. I also sew.

I write books back to back, and I work very hard on them.

There's also a level of discipline I use as a writer, designed to get better at what I'm doing, that requires quite a lot of study and quite a lot of hard work as well.

I was always told you're not going to make much money from writing. You can actually do it. Now I've built a really good, big house out of words.

Writing is a creatively rewarding occupation but for me very time consuming.

I got fairly good grades, but I was bad at woodwork. They said I tried hard, but the result was hopeless.

I've always been a pretty hard worker. That's how I've written over a hundred books.

Mainly I love working on good writing.

I spend a lot of time doing carpentry. Sometimes there is nothing that gives me the contentment that sawing a piece of wood does.

The only way to learn and hone your craft is by working hard and writing regularly.