Backstories

“I guess I’m a writer now… The fact that I suck at spelling is inconsequential.”

“If you are crying or laughing or feeling deep emotion because of something I’ve made, that’s great: that’s what I want.”

“You learn everything on the job, and the job is the best teacher.”

“My goals are small: I think if you can change the narrative, you can change the world.”

“I’m not really doing anything constructive in this world other than trying to tell stories.”

“I wanted to do something to show that we’re not kidding: we are a force to be reckoned with.”

“I wouldn’t have learnt how to get here if I hadn’t had that first project.”

“I guess a lot of people have never consciously thought of writers as having the same issues around being absent or fitting in.”

“To me, these stories are not niche… the fact they’re considered niche is one of the reasons I want to tell them.”

“It’s the ones that stick at it who are the ones that do really well. Which I guess is the same for a lot of life.”