Sixteen years as a freelance features journalist taught me that neither the absence of 'the Muse' nor the presence of 'the block' should be allowed to hinder the orderly progress of a book. Jim Crace absenceallowblock Change image and share on social
Storytelling enables us to play out decisions before we make them, to plan routes before we take them, to work out the campaign before we start the war, to rehearse the phrases we're going to use to please or placate our wives and husbands. Jim Crace campaigndecisionenable share on social
I have, I must admit, despised the English countryside for much of my life - despised it and avoided it for its want of danger and adventure. Jim Crace admitadventureavoid Change image and share on social
I'm not that well-versed in literary theory - I don't know what it is. Jim Crace literarytheoryverse Change image and share on social
When people asked me what I did, I'd say, 'I work in publishing', and when they then say, 'What side of it?', I say, 'Supply' - no doubt leaving them to think I drive the books around in a van and deliver them. Jim Crace askbookdeliver share on social
I was brought up in a flat in North London - virtually the last building in London, because north of us was countryside all the way to the coast, and south of us was non-stop London for 20 miles. Jim Crace bringbuildcoast Change image and share on social
The celebrity sense of writers is something which is very tempting... But the enthusiasm comes from the fact that it's such a natural activity, storytelling. Jim Crace activitycelebrityenthusiasm Change image and share on social
