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Actors go inside the heads of other people and are not afraid of the complicated places you can find yourself.
For me, writing is such an escape, and I felt very lucky to have this to run away to.
I have written stories since I was a child.
I think I'm somebody who takes praise with a very big - probably too big - pinch of salt.
I think lots of ideas are sometimes in our heads without us quite, you know, knowing it.
I'm drawn to people who find themselves on the outside of things. I'm moved by that in real life.
My father had spent years fighting cancer of the head and neck. He had numerous operations, and he was reduced and reduced and reduced. By the end... →
This is what I have discovered - and it has been a gift in itself - that books live over and over again in different people's minds. That I might... →
I went to see Dad in hospital after he had gone through one particularly grueling operation. I walked into the room where he was recovering, and he... →
I'm sure that everything you do contributes to the sort of novel that you write. A lot of actors have an understanding of drama and a good ear... →
My dad was always busy. You would pop round for a cup of tea, and within minutes you would see him walking past with a step-ladder. He was always... →
The characters in my stories all have quite loud lives in my head. It's a relief to get them on the page. Often they come from people I've... →