By the usual reckoning, the worst books make the best films. Iain Banks badbookfilm Change image and share on social
There is a quite a lot of effort involved but I find action sequences some of the quickest to write and the most fun. Iain Banks actioneffortfind Change image and share on social
I love writing and can't imagine not being able to do it. I want an easy life and if it had been difficult I wouldn't be doing it. I do admire writers who do it even though it costs them. Iain Banks admirecostdifficult Change image and share on social
I enjoy it too much - even if I knew I'd never get a book published, I would still write. I enjoy the experience of getting thoughts and ideas and plots and characters organised into this narrative framework. Iain Banks bookcharacterenjoy share on social
I still have some of my old University essays, and I do still have my drawing book from primary year seven. Iain Banks bookdrawessay Change image and share on social
I think we need politicians; we need people who want to serve. Iain Banks peoplepoliticianserve Change image and share on social
You get so caught up in what you're writing - action sequences tend to do that more than anything else because you're living it, and feeling for your characters. Iain Banks actioncatchcharacter Change image and share on social
I just come up with the stories and write them as well as I can. There's not really a great deal of strokey-beard thinking going on. Iain Banks bearddealgreat Change image and share on social
A lot of what the 'Culture' is about is a reaction to all the science fiction I was reading in my very early teens. Iain Banks cultureearlyfiction Change image and share on social
Smell is a very animal thing, almost reptilian, where the more cerebral things like reading less so. Iain Banks animalcerebralread Change image and share on social
