Sadie Jones (born 1967) is an English writer and novelist. Read full biography of Sadie Jones →
I don't consciously use my own life or experience at all.
I don't eat when I'm working. If I start to fridge-raid, I'm in trouble.
I have a study now - I used not to. I also love working in cafes; ignoring noise is good for concentration.
I think very visually, and I just never thought I had a novel in me.
I try not to picture a reader when I'm writing. It's like trying to make a great table but not picturing anybody sitting at it.
If I think about the writers I love or might be influenced by, I can't write at all, so I pretend there aren't any.
My father was a screenwriter, but he was also a novelist.
Oh, I always think everyone feels left out.
Art is inspiring. Walking into a gallery, or when the lights go up on a stage; that thrill of getting something that has nothing to do with... →
I don't get distracted until the weight of other things left undone finally tips the balance; my mind is flooded with calls, bills, supermarkets... →
I think that we are all much closer to our childhood selves than we often think, so when we read about childhood, it can surprise us how immediate or... →
I'm never happy with what I've written. You imagine, before you start, there's a cathedral, and the moment it starts on the page... →
My favourite author as a child and teenager, and who I still re-read now, is K. M. Peyton. She writes very truthfully; sometimes I'm not sure if... →
Sadie Jones (born 1967) is an English writer and novelist.