Television is a young person's medium.

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Then you start another book and suddenly the galley proofs of the last one come...

Then you start another book and suddenly the galley proofs of the last one come...

I volunteered for this life, wanted it and am not going to bitch about it...

I volunteered for this life, wanted it and am not going to bitch about it...

I sometimes wonder what would have happened if the first book had not sold... doesn't...

I sometimes wonder what would have happened if the first book had not sold... doesn't...

So the books have a greater appeal to a British audience, but that hasn't stopped...

So the books have a greater appeal to a British audience, but that hasn't stopped...

So far it's 43 books in 25 years.

So far it's 43 books in 25 years.

Book tours and research provide a lot of travel - too much, I sometimes think,...

Book tours and research provide a lot of travel - too much, I sometimes think,...

At risk of sounding foully pompous I think that writers' groups are probably very useful...

At risk of sounding foully pompous I think that writers' groups are probably very useful...

One book at a time... though I'm usually doing the research for others while I'm...

One book at a time... though I'm usually doing the research for others while I'm...

Writing is a solitary occupation.

Writing is a solitary occupation.

I'll happily mentor anyone who wants mentoring, and most of that goes on by internet...

I'll happily mentor anyone who wants mentoring, and most of that goes on by internet...

What I mean by that is that the point of life, as I see it,...

What I mean by that is that the point of life, as I see it,...

Looking back, of course, it was irresponsible, mad, forlorn, idiotic, but if you don't take...

Looking back, of course, it was irresponsible, mad, forlorn, idiotic, but if you don't take...

I know nothing about producing TV drama and any involvement on my part is liable...

I know nothing about producing TV drama and any involvement on my part is liable...

Of course some days are easier than others, but my worst day is better than...

Of course some days are easier than others, but my worst day is better than...

Agents will read unpublished work because they might make money, and that's their job. It...

Agents will read unpublished work because they might make money, and that's their job. It...

Judy couldn't move to Britain for family reasons, so I had to come to the...

Judy couldn't move to Britain for family reasons, so I had to come to the...

I'm fortunate that the books sell, but even more fortunate to live in Chatham, to...

I'm fortunate that the books sell, but even more fortunate to live in Chatham, to...

Anyone who claims to have an entirely clear conscience is almost certainly a bore.

Anyone who claims to have an entirely clear conscience is almost certainly a bore.

It's fun. I sit down every day and tell stories. Some folk would kill to...

It's fun. I sit down every day and tell stories. Some folk would kill to...

And yes, there's a simplicity to writing books because you're not a member of a...

And yes, there's a simplicity to writing books because you're not a member of a...