I don't get on with novelists, don't enjoy their company. Once you've worked for a publisher, you understand the species, see them in their natural habitat, and it's not always pretty. Neil Cross companyenjoyhabitat Change image and share on social
The fictional character with whom I most profoundly identified was Yossarian in Catch-22. Always did, still do. Neil Cross catchcharacterfictional Change image and share on social
Writing a novel is an intense and lonely business, but you have the reward at the end of a very direct dialogue between you and the reader. Neil Cross businessdialoguedirect Change image and share on social
What I love about Indiana Jones is he always bites off slightly more than he can chew. The guy he's fighting is always slightly tougher than he is, but he just refuses to give up. And that's what makes Indiana Jones a hero: not his superpowers, but his refusal to be beaten. Neil Cross beatbitechew share on social
I was writing novels at eight. It was a science fiction epic, which went by the unimprovable title of 'Another Kind of Warrior.' I'd write it beginning to end, but when I'd finished it, I was another year older. The quality of writing and thought changed radically, so I'd start it again. I re-wrote that same book until I was 16. Neil Cross beginbookchange share on social
I had a complicated life until I was 25. I was born in Bristol and was brought up by my mum and my stepfather in Edinburgh. He introduced me to books. Neil Cross bearbookbring Change image and share on social