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Do you find it harder to not unpack a plot in a movie, predicting what will happen, now that you write your own stories?

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I did wonder if becoming an author might spoil the magic of reading, gaming and watching films and TV for me, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised that it doesn’t. I think I’m able to suspend my sense of disbelief, despite the fact that I’ve pulled back the curtain and have developed an understanding of what goes on behind the scenes.

But then, is it any different to many other situations? I’m 38 and I still love Christmas. I don’t have children, so it isn’t that I enjoy it through their eyes. I enjoy the warmth and magic of the season. It makes no difference that I know Santa isn’t real. And similarly, I LOVE Disney World. I know that when you see Mickey and his friends roaming around, it’s just a person inside what must be the most intolerably hot costume in the beating Florida sun. But it doesn’t mean I don’t get swept up by the magic that is Disney.

I think it’s like having a two-pole switch in my mind. When I’m writing, I see things for what they are. I have to, otherwise I can’t craft the story. I need to know what’s going on and what nuances of my characters that may never get revealed will define their actions.

But when it comes to reading a book, watching a TV series or enjoying a film, that switch flips. I don’t sit and analyse every little detail. In part, because I don’t want to. I like being along for the ride without trying to unpick it.