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‘Where do you get your inspiration from?’ This is probably the question I get the most, and the short answer is everywhere. Nothing is sacred around me, so don’t tell me your secret, because I probably won’t be able to keep it. I lived abroad for 16 years, and one of...

‘Are you listening to me or thinking about them?’ is an accusation my children regularly lob my way when I think I have my listening face on, but actually I’m wondering how to unpick a particularly thorny plotline. It’s really tricky, having a whole other family and...

I’m often asked about the logistics of writing novels in a house where a husband, three kids and two dogs also reside. And the truthful answer is, it’s hard. I’ve had to train myself to write surrounded by family life: kids constantly circling asking for ipad chargers...