‘What do they expect?’ he thought, ‘How can I understand how a killer thinks? An author can only write what they know. And I’ve never murdered anybody…’
His next novel was an overnight success. Sales were stratospheric, reviews were glowing - ‘A terrifying insight into a murderer’s mind!’
‘I don’t know how you did it’ said his agent, ‘but don’t stop!’
‘Don’t worry, I won’t,’ The Writer smiled. ‘Once you get a taste for certain things, you just can’t help yourself!’