I spend a lot of time imagining things - in fact, you could say that imagining things is my job.

Grabbing readers by the imagination is a writer's job.

Everyone assumes writers spend their time lounging around, writing and occasionally striking a pose whilst having a think.

I'm a professional writer and I consider it part of my job to publicise my work and these days part of that job is done online.

Being able to read well in public and talk about your work in an engaging fashion is part of most writers' job specification.

I didn’t want to give up my job and join the ranks of the Doing Fuck All brigade no matter how much money I had in the bank.

I realised early on that being an author is a hugely misunderstood job.

The financial value put on the job of the writer and the misconceptions around that make it extremely difficult to enter the profession.

Writing is a profession that has no real career structure and your best advice when you hit a difficulty is probably going to come from another writer one or two rungs on the career ladder ahead of you.