In 'Me Before You,' the two characters popped into my head fully formed, which is really strange and unusual. Other books, I sit on them for two or three months. I have a whole routine: I buy a nice book; I hand-write all their characteristics. I put them through little tests just to see how they would react to things.

I wrote three books before I got one published. Most writers do. Have faith, and know that with each work you are getting better.

Try to write at least 500 words a day. You may ditch 499 of them tomorrow, but you will still be moving forward.

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