I must say, in the case of "Room," both the book and the film, I don't think being a lesbian author held me back at all.

I remember manners, that's when people are scared to make other persons mad.

Writing is nearly always a matter of finding whatever your brain needs to trick it into being creative, and in my case, a tiny little bit of fact just seems to work.

I'm named after Jane Austen's Emma, and I've always been able to relate to her. She's strong, confident but quite tactless.

He [Ma's Tooth] was part of her a minute ago but now he's not. Just a thing.

Any parent knows how to be the ideal parent.

Actually,the nightmarish thought occurred to me that with electronic delivery of books becoming a norm, soon writers may be expected to provide several versions of their book, ranging from the Easy to the Complex, and buyers will choose what they're in the mood for with the click of a button! I do hope not.