28 August 2017
When asked if you could have a pint with one of your heroines, who would you choose? My answer is always Helen Mort. I'm lucky enough to have had a few drinks with Helen in the short time I've known her, and I'm sure you're going to want to do the same after reading this interview and watch her perform.
People often ask how I start work on a novel.
Actor to writer
‘To begin with, the novelist does not rely on someone to give them a job. They can pick up their pen, or add to a document, whenever they like. They can squeeze it around the day job, the nappy changes, the school day, the boiling of potatoes. There's no immediate pressure to "get it right" as there is with an audition. If a sentence or paragraph or chapter doesn't work, no one has to know. Read more