I usually write on a computer - unless I get stuck, at which point I switch to write by hand. I think that's common among writers if they get cornered on something.

In the future, I'll be braver, she told herself. In the future, I will always speak my mind, eloquently, passionately.

As a matter of fact, I think there are more things important in life than "relationships.

I still find it absurdly difficult to concentrate on a novel if there's a phone or computer to hand; I have taken to locking them outside the room like noisy pets.

Be good. Do something good.

Well, I don't think Hollywood's a dirty word at all, I love a lot of Hollywood films.

As a novelist, I'm incredibly lucky to make a living, but that doesn't mean that I don't lie awake at four o'clock in the morning, worrying.