My mind wanders terribly. I'm not wholly annoyed by my daydreaming as it has been immense use to me as regards imaginative thought, but it doesn't help when it comes to concentration. And writing needs concentration - lots of it. Jasper Fforde annoyconcentrationdaydream share on social
I'm not sure my books would translate into movies very easily. So rather than have someone do a terrible job, I haven't been willing to sell them. Jasper Fforde bookeasilyjob Change image and share on social
When you're an author, you're always two people. Jasper the writer is different from Jasper the person at home. Jasper Fforde authorhomejasper Change image and share on social
So my humor, I'd say, comes from a mixture of lowbrow comedy shows and highbrow theater. It's an interesting mix. Jasper Fforde comedyhighbrowhumor Change image and share on social
The fun one can have writing books about books is limitless, to be honest. Jasper Fforde bookfunhonest Change image and share on social
I started writing because I wanted to write scripts, but I wasn't very good at it. Then I started writing short stories, sort of as treatments for the film scripts, and I found I enjoyed writing short stories far more than I enjoyed writing film scripts. Then the short stories got longer and longer and suddenly, I had novels. Jasper Fforde enjoyfilmfind share on social
There is a contract between the reader and the writer. The readers give me their hard-earned cash, and I have to entertain them. Jasper Fforde cashcontractearn Change image and share on social
I work very much on the principle that anything created by mankind has mischief and error hardwired into its inception. Jasper Fforde createerrorhardwire Change image and share on social
Agents and publishers only want one thing - good writing. Jasper Fforde agentgoodpublisher Change image and share on social