[When it comes to writing, Colfer admits to being a bit of a perfectionist. Over time, he's learned to relax a little but initially, no one read his manuscripts until he was completely satisfied with the result. These days he shows Jackie the final draft.] I'm terrible because she'll laugh and I'll say, 'Which bit?', or she won't laugh and I'll want to know why not. ... He'd cover it with his arm and say, 'Don't look! Don't Look!' and if I looked he'd get so upset and yell, 'You looked! You looked!'

Eoin Colfer