...being written by someone who might not quite understand the subconscious nuance of the character leaves us in varying degrees of flatness.

I have a very varied taste in music. Everything from rap to classical to Latino to Rat Pack to jazz.

It took me ten years and seven books to bag an agent - it took me that long to start writing good.

The government was to raise the duty on cheese to 83 percent, an unpopular move that would doubtless have the more militant citizens picketing cheese shops.

Lesson one in time travel, Thursday. First of all, we are all time travellers. The vast majority of us manage only one day per day.

You nearly killed eight people!" I managed to gasp out loud. "My count was closer to twelve," returned Havisham as she opened the door. "And anyhow, you can't nearly kill someone. Either they are dead or they are not.

The industrial age had only just begun; the planet had reached its Best Before date.