Sometimes You Must Shed Your Skin To

For All That Being A Parent Is Normal Statistically, It's Not Normal Psychologically. It Produces Some Of The Most Extreme Emotions You'll Ever Have...

People Are Locked Up In All Sorts Of Ways.

I Think I Read Susan Brownmiller's Classic Book Called "femininity" When I Was About 16. So Yeah, It's Been Part Of My Mindset Since A Very Early Age. To Me, What's Crucial Is To Tell Women's Stories But Also To Tell Them In A Way That Is Fearless.

I've Been Writing Full-time Since I Was 23.

I Was Highly Aware, In Writing [the Book] Room, That There Are Unsavoury Aspects To Our Interest In Such Cases, And I Thought It Was Rather Honester To Include Discussion Of Media Representation In The Novel Itself Than To Cling To The High Moral Ground By Merely Avoiding Scenes Of Voyeurism, For Instance.