As an unstoppable moron, writing something else – different genre, prompts, audiences etc. But reading too, and hoping for some creative osmosis that way – I start way more books than I finish

I think some of my own favourite stories have come from disappearing down rabbit holes to find out the things I don’t know. For me, the joy of writing comes from imagining and experimenting, and the stories I enjoy reading the most are those that lean into the weird and…

Sometimes I just accept that my mojo is trashed and give myself a break. There’s nothing worse than staring at an unmoving, blinking cursor and getting annoyed at yourself for not being “productive”.

Read aloud to yourself and to anyone who will listen, both while revising and once a piece is finished. At open mics or group readings, there’s something truly satisfying about sharing a complete story that is short enough to fit within the time limit.

“I get my best ideas when I’m pounding the local trails and parks. Running gives me the same effect as I imagine others get from meditation – I can shut my brain off for a bit.”