I was always determined that one way or another I would force a book on the world, even if I had to resort to writing one about a tabby cat who solves mysteries. Ned Beauman bookcatdetermine Change image and share on social
I'm reasonably good at talking onstage, but actually holding court in a pub is all to do with power dynamics which I don't think has anything to do with fiction. Ned Beauman courtdynamicfiction Change image and share on social
Plot is tremendously important to me: I can't stand books where nothing happens, and I can't imagine ever writing a novel without at least one murder. Ned Beauman bookimagineimportant Change image and share on social
I would love to learn how to air kiss non-awkwardly. Ned Beauman airawkwardlykis Change image and share on social
There's never a bad time to put earplugs in. They're the kind of thing you can reject as a bit lame, but somebody told me to do start wearing earplugs and it turned out to be great advice. Ned Beauman advicebadbite Change image and share on social
I don't have a day job, so I read any time of day. Ned Beauman dayjobread Change image and share on social
Until I was 16, I read nothing but science fiction. I loved William Gibson and I still do. But my favourite book when I was growing up, for a long time, was 'Snow Crash' by Neal Stephenson, which I must have read about a dozen times when I was a teenager. Ned Beauman bookcrashdozen share on social
I started my first novel when I was 10, and have produced thousands of pages of juvenilia since. Ned Beauman juveniliapageproduce Change image and share on social
I'm very finicky about when I'm in the right mood to write. So most days, I find some excuse not to do anything. Ned Beauman dayexcusefind Change image and share on social
Just as the best way to judge an adult is by his or her record collection, the best way to judge a pub is by the albums on its jukebox. Ned Beauman adultalbumcollection Change image and share on social
