It's all there in the pages. So if I wanted to write a book similar to one I admire, I should be be able to pick apart the magic,...

Writers conjure narrative worlds consistent with reality. Even the most outlandish sci-fi or horror genres rely upon ideas which can be...

What flows from the nib of your pen or the tips of your fingers must be your first, clearest, unadulterated thoughts - right? Wrong. The...

When I was at secondary school two books were standard giveaways - the Gideon's Bible and a dictionary. Along the way, I lost both of...

I'm a good boy, I am. (N.B my daughter read this and told me it doesn't make sense - I'm not going to argue with her - she knows more...

Great ideas can come at you at any moment. They can, but for me they usually don't - they knock at my mind when I'm wandering around,...

First off, I'll answer the question, 'Andy, why did you read it?' I had to. Firstly to see what it contained because I didn't want to be...

Tonight I was swayed by several options. Number one was, given the latish hour (it's approaching five to nine), to give the job up as...

I'm a man of habit. I like routine. Not in every department of my life, but certainly when it's time for bed. Things I like: to read for...