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Shakespeare had his sonnets, Jane Austen paved the way for female writers, while Roald Dahl (perhaps controversial of late) cornered the children’s market for generations.

Don’t worry, I’m not in any way, shape or form comparing myself to three of the greatest British authors. I just wanted to make the point that they all had their own styles, and in rereading a few of my own columns of late, I think it’s safe to say I have very much adopted the ‘stream of consciousness’ way of writing.

My ‘process’ (even the idea that I have a process makes me giggle – ‘Hollywood A-lister doing an interview about how they got into character for a role’ I am not) is to sit down and let the thoughts from my week spill out onto my keyboard.

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