Making sure that the geography and timelines work is always the hardest part of writing. But you owe it to the readers to get it right!

"What is the greatest mistake a parent can make?" she asked. "To believe that your children will be just like you."

I was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland and it is still home to me. My writing has taken me all over the world, but this is the place I come back to and the place where I find it easiest to write.

First up, the lost and found has gone missing. It itself, is lost. So please try not to lose anything until we find it.

All great literary works influence us as writers, not their stories as much as their storytelling ability.

We had little or no emotion. We lacked the capacity to feel fear, to experience love, to enjoy the sensations of happiness and delight.The finest warriors are not only those who do not fear, but those who are without anger.

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.