The fifth force was the magic of Time, the greatest of all the magics.

Water is the life-giver and the death-bringer.

Most writers, I'm afraid, live very boring lives sitting in front of a screen. However, having said that: every writer puts a bit of themselves into the characters to bring them alive.

The fifth force was the magic of Time, the greatest of all the magics.

A boy and a girl, dressed in the T-shirts and denim that are the shabby uniform of this age.

I published my first book in 1982 - a collection of Irish folklore called Irish Folk & Fairy Tales. It is still in print today. My first young adult book was published a couple of years later, and I've been writing in both genres ever since.

What is it like being single? I like it! I like starting each day with a sense of possibility. And I'm optimistic, because everyday I get a little more desperate. And desperate situations yield the quickest results.