What is the greatest joy of writing for you?
I love stories and always have. I used to nag my dad into telling me stories from his childhood again and again, so I've always been aware that stories come from all of us and there isn't a special Author badge you get given that means you are now qualified to tell stories. Sometimes I can't find the type of book I want to read - so I write it and that is my greatest joy. I create something I want to read and hopefully other people do too.
When did you first start writing?
I can't remember when I wasn't writing! I've definitely been working on novels ever since Christmas Eve 1992 when I started "Archer's Crest" under the lights of the Christmas tree. I worked on it all through university too, before finally burning it in the back garden. I regret that now - it was all painstakingly written in blue fountain pen in longhand - but I suppose every writer ought to have a 'lost' novel.
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