All of that said, the fact that I have discussed producing more fiction does not mean that I will be giving up on poetry or non-fiction entirely, because it's something that I enjoy. It's just the introduction of fiction as part of my writing. I could also incorporate something like narrative poetry — so it's kind of a cross between the fiction and the poetry; it's delving into something new, but also not so new that it feels scary.

I am still finding my feet. I finished my English literature degree at 9pm on a Tuesday evening. I handed in my last piece of work. It all ends very quickly; three years of work and — with just a single tap — you click the submission button.

There are so many things that I would like to do, that I would like to achieve, that I'm interested in. This automatically means that I end up doing a lot without acknowledging the fact that I am potentially doing too much at once — and that leads to an endless cycle of burnout.

Having read the interview with Jacob on his upcoming book, ‘The Dream Must Die’, by the journalist Joe Booth, so much of it resonated...