“Writing is a deeply immersive experience. When the words are flying, the house could be burgled and I wouldn’t notice. I have a low boredom threshold and I like intensity – writing is a way of escaping the quotidian.” WayWritingHouseLowsFlyingBoredomIntensityThresholdEscaping Author:Monica Ali
“I guess there's a sort of cycle with writing books. There's all the researching and then the imagining and writing - which is the real job - and then there's always a period when the book comes out and you have to lift your head and venture out.” WritingBookRealJobsPeriodsLiftsCyclesVentureWriting A BookReal Jobs Author:Monica Ali
“I started writing 'Brick Lane' when my children were two years and five months old. We were on holiday in the north of England when I was overtaken by a compulsion to start writing.” WritingYearsChildrenTwoFiveMonthsEnglandMy ChildrenHolidayTwo YearsBricksCompulsionLanes Author:Monica Ali
“Kids are naturally inventive and curious and creative, but most adults have had that beaten out of them. Writing is a form of play; you have to get rid of all those internal censors that we adults have, the things that say, 'Don't go there, that's not allowed.” WritingPlayKidsFormCreativeAdultsCuriousInternalsBeaten Author:Monica Ali
