I adore all Agatha Christie's books and turn to them whenever I'm ill or need cheering up. Sophie Kinsella adoreagathabook Change image and share on social
The way I write is totally instinctive. I just write what I feel or what I find funny - and hope everyone else agrees. Sophie Kinsella agreefeelfind Change image and share on social
It wasn't until after college that I started writing. I had just applied randomly for jobs in the media and got one on a magazine called 'Pensions World.' So I was writing for a living there and that's when I started my first book. Sophie Kinsella applybookcall share on social
If my writing comes to a halt, I head to the shops: I find them very inspirational. And if I get into real trouble with my plot, I go out for a pizza with my husband. Sophie Kinsella findhalthead Change image and share on social
I can't cook. I don't have the right brain for it, somehow. I can't walk into a room and tidy it up. I get distracted. I pick up one thing and I start looking at it. And my cooking is truly heinous. Sophie Kinsella braincookdistract Change image and share on social
My earliest, most impactful encounter with a book was when I was seven and awoke early on Christmas morning to find Roald Dahl's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' in my stocking. I had never been so excited by the sight of a book - and have possibly never been since! Sophie Kinsella awakebookcharlie share on social
The great thing about being a novelist is that you organize your own day. Sophie Kinsella daygreatnovelist Change image and share on social
I change my mind so much, I'm better going on my own. Shopping is a selfish activity anyway. Sophie Kinsella activitychangemind Change image and share on social
I had no plans to be a writer. My teenaged bid for stardom was to be a pop star... which, ahem, didn't exactly work out. Sophie Kinsella ahembidplan Change image and share on social
When I wrote my first book, 'The Tennis Party', my overriding concern was that I didn't write the autobiographical first novel. I was so, so determined not to write about a 24-year-old journalist. It was going to have male characters, and middle-aged people, so I could say, 'Look, I'm not just writing about my life, I'm a real author.' Sophie Kinsella ageauthorautobiographical share on social