There's no black and no white, just shades of grey...But the small betrayals lead to bigger ones, morality is eroded.

There’s only one difference between published and unpublished writers, and it is this -- the first group see their work in print on the shelves of Waterstone’s or Tesco or online at Amazon; the second group are yet to have physical evidence of the hours, weeks, years spent fashioning words into their patterns. You are already a writer.

There's no black and no white, just shades of grey...But the small betrayals lead to bigger ones, morality is eroded.

Actually, I can write anywhere - airport lounges, in bed, on a rattling train going north.

Library campaigners are not prepared to stand by and watch something they cherish be dismantled brick by brick.

The message is clear: libraries matter. Their solid presence at the heart of our towns sends the proud signal that everyone - whoever they are, whatever their educational background, whatever their age or their needs - is welcome.

People have different views of how you deal with different issues in literature, and, frankly, long may it last that there is a range of views.