The rest of entertainment is presented by Octopus Energy. Admin tends to require a little bit of

encouragement, so submitting your meter reading now earns you a spin and the prospect of being

quietly rewarded for it. Yeah, you can spin, you can win octopoints, which you can spend in the

shoptopus. The shoptopus. I mean, fair play. Well, whoever refuses a wheel and the opportunity to get something for nothing. But it's absolutely one of the mainstays of game shows wheels because it has a randomness to it. And I've spent like weeks and weeks sitting just working out on the wheel just go, okay, that's an extra thousand. That would be 2000. Then you work out how many bad squares there are. By the way, there's no bad squares on the octopus one. But it's a mesmerizing thing. It's so addictive. I know. Watching it, you want to keep doing it. They slow it down slightly. And then when you watch the contestants like leaning in like it's going to make a difference. And like lots of things with octopus energy, they're very good at gamifying, lots of the sort of just normal stuff that you have to do with your energy provider and getting a free spin and winning octa points.

So very good example of that. With Octopus, you submit your

meter reading, you get a spin and a chance at octopoints for money off your bill or to spend in

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Now, Richard, you're mid-writing your book at the moment.

Tell me about it.

Have you mastered your perfect creative conditions?

Well, it's interesting because, first of you do need to change a scene sometimes.

You know, you're getting a sort of a rut and you go, oh no, hold on, I need to absolutely reset. So we book Airbnb's because we can find a quiet one, which is really, really great. I can't write in hotels. Often we'll go somewhere

where the book is set. So I'm doing We Solve Murders at the moment. We stayed in a really

lovely Airbnb down in the New Forest. Yeah, I need a bit of peace and quiet. I need absolute change of scene and I just need a vibe. So many writers try and come up with a version of a retreat. And like you say, there's something about it being in a real home, someone with a bit of sort of life to it that is creatively inspiring in a way that a hotel just isn't. I think exactly

that. What I like with Airbnb is that you can look for guest favorites, which means you can pick

somewhere that other guests have loved and recommended, I always do this. And you know that if

other people have had a great time there, then you will too. So it's your own space in a place that

is already a favourite in an area you love. What more could you ask for?

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