I wanted to write at school – to write funny stories which the teacher might ask me to read out to the class. It’s all basically about showing off. — Mark Billingham
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Mark Billingham : English Novelist
Born: July 2, 1961
I just write what I wanted to write. I write what amuses me….
I wanted to have money; I wanted to be special; I wanted peo…
I’m attracted to stories that excite my imagination, stories…
I found that I could write two kinds of short stories: I cou…
Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a …
I don’t write literary fiction – I write books that are ente…
I just write what I wanted to write. I write what amuses me….
I wanted to have money; I wanted to be special; I wanted peo…
I’m attracted to stories that excite my imagination, stories…
I found that I could write two kinds of short stories: I cou…
Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a …
I don’t write literary fiction – I write books that are ente…
I wanted to write about my mother as she should have been if…
Write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestl…
I would love to write a mystery – a romantic, funny mystery….
I wanted to write something in a voice that was unique to wh…
I wanted to write a novel that would make others feel the hi…
I’ve actually always wanted to write like a one-person show …
I wanted to write a song about war and that classic ‘We want…
I don’t sit down to write a funny story. Every single thing …
I always thought that if I wanted to do a family, I wanted t…
I wanted to be a mechanic. When I was 14 I wanted to quit sc…
Even as a kid, I never wanted to be famous; I wanted to be g…
I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great. Ray …
I never wanted to be a celebrity; I never wanted to be famou…
I wanted to be a writer. I wanted to say something about hom…
