I Think The Negative Traits Are What

Because I Write A Book A Year, I Always Want To Do One Other Project Every Year That's Stimulating In A Different Way. It Means You Can Be Working But Not Using Up Your Prose Juice, You Know?

I Love Mikhail Bulgakov. He Is Very Original And Takes The Story To Unexpected Places. I Didn't Realise Political Writing Could Be So Funny.

Novelisation Doesn't Imply The Truth. Readers Are Sophisticated Enough To Know That.

There's A Real Emphasis On Being Witty In Scotland, Even In Crime Novels.

My Upbringing Was Middle-class But My Parents' Families Were Both Working-class So I Had This Odd Combination Of Working-class Background But In A Privileged Position.