It's part of a writer's job to be nosy about everything.
It is through our extended family that we first learn to compromise and come to an understanding that even if we don't always agree about things we can still love and look out for each other.
I love stories that suck you in, that you can't stop reading because you are quite simply there.
I spend a lot of time imagining things - in fact, you could say that imagining things is my job.
A writer is like a stick of rock - the words go right through.
Let's be clear - for people like me, who are obsessed with story and for whom words are their medium, writing is the best job possible. I work hard, but I earn more than the national average wage whil...
No one's book is perfect.
Writers need each other.
They should be taking bonuses from bankers, not library books from schoolchildren. What kind of society are we building?
My fascination with history is as much about the present as it is about the past.
We don't live in a society that has genuine equality, and every woman we know has experienced that.
I have a very strong sense that we only know where we are by looking clearly at where we've come from.