Scottish - Novelist | September 27, 1961 -
When I'm not writing, I read loads of fiction, but I've been writing quite constantly lately so I've been reading a lot of nonfiction - philosophy, religion, science, history, social or cultural studies.
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Writing is about culture and should be about everything. That's what makes it what it is.
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It's different in Scotland. People who come to readings are more interested in literature as such, but the readership in general is really quite diverse. It's a cliche, but it's said that people who read my books don't read any other books, and you do get that element.
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I know when I go and see a writer, the first thing I think to myself is, 'Are they the character in the book?' You just can't help it; it's the way people are.
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It's that kind of thing that readers have. I have it as a reader myself: that expectation that the writer will be that person. Then I meet other writers and realize that they're not.
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It's like nothing's really happening. Our culture is almost dead.
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When you grow up in a place, you always think it's mundane. Then you travel around and live in different places, and you realise that you've got it the wrong way 'round.
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When people write a novel, they want to have that reach and that impact. To get it with a first novel, you can either see it as an albatross or a calling card.
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I don't want everything to be flowery perfection. I like it there to be a charge behind it, you know?
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I just want to get on and tell stories.
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Historically, men have a hard time getting onboard with feminism, but I think that's changing.
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'Ulysses' is like a big box of tricks that you can dive into. Each time you read it, you find something new.
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