In the publishing world, most editors are probably women. So I don't see the publishing world as a male-dominated one, especially within fiction.

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.

If you have written something that the film people want, like a book, it does give you a way in.

Writers should be applauded for their ability to make things up.

I found motherhood a crash course in existentialism (what is my purpose in life, am I mistress or slave of my destiny, when the hell do I get some sleep?) and [the book] ROOM was the result.

Scared is what you're feeling. Brave is what you're doing.

I'm a huge planner, more and more so as the years go by.