People always ask me that and it's a very difficult question to answer one thing is that it’s no good

just
sitting around waiting for an idea to come if I’m stuck for an idea I have to switch off and do something
else for a while if I’m stuck with the plot or I need to work out how a particular character should
behave then I’ll go off and do something else for a bit doing the washing up is quite good doing
something mundane that you don't have to think too hard about so I like to invite lots of people round
to dinner so that in the morning there are lots of plates to wash and that gets me thinking when you
free the mind it helps spark creative connections so you’re doing the washing up or having a shower
and suddenly an idea might come to you you actually have to take your mind off the writing off the
task in hand and that's when you think of something creative it’s funny how our brains work
sometimes I’ll go out into the garden or go for a run to clear my head when I get back to my desk the
ideas flow a lot more easily.

//people always ask me that/ and it's a very difficult question to answer/ one thing is/ that it’s
no good just sitting around waiting for an idea to come/ if I’m stuck for an idea/ I have to
switch off/ and do something else for a while/ if I’m stuck with the plot/ or I need to work out/
how a particular character should behave/ then I’ll go off/ and do something else for a bit/
doing the washing up/ is quite good/ doing something mundane/ that you don't have to think
too hard about/ so/ I like to invite lots of people round to dinner/ so that in the morning/ there
are lots of plates to wash/ and that gets me thinking/ when you free the mind/ it helps spark/
creative connections/ so/ you’re doing the washing up/ or having a shower/ and suddenly an
idea might come to you/ you actually have to take your mind off the writing/ off the task in
hand/ and that's when you think of something creative/ it’s funny how our brains work/
sometimes/ I’ll go out into the garden/ or go for a run/ to clear my head/ when I get back to
my desk/ the ideas flow/ a lot more easily//

//people always ask me ​that​/ and it's a very difficult question to ​a​nswer/ ​one​ thing is/ that it’s
no good just sitting around ​wai​ting for an idea to come/ if I’m stuck for an idea/ I have to
switch ​off​/ and do something ​else​ for a while/ if I’m stuck with the ​plot​/ or I need to work ​out​/
how a particular ​cha​racter should behave/ then I’ll go ​off​/ and do something ​else​ for a bit/
doing the washing ​up​/ is quite ​good​/ doing something mun​da​ne/ that you don't have to think
too ​hard​ about/ ​so​/ I like to invite lots of people round to ​di​nner/ so that in the ​mo​rning/ there
are lots of ​pla​tes to wash/ and that gets me ​think​ing/ when you free the mind/ it helps ​spark​/
creative co​nne​ctions/ ​so​/ you’re doing the washing ​up​/ or having a ​sho​wer/ and suddenly an
idea might ​come​ to you/ you actually have to take your mind ​off​ the writing/ off the task in
hand​/ and that's when you think of something cre​a​tive/ it’s funny how our ​brains​ work/
so​metimes/ I’ll go out into the ​gar​den/ or go for a ​run​/ to clear my ​head​/ when I get back to
my ​desk​/ the ideas ​flow​/ a lot more ​ea​sily//