The best way to reveal a character is to get them to open their mouths.
My novels come from within me; they are things I feel I want to do.
The problem with being Irish... is having 'Riverdance' on your back. It's a burden at times.
It's a big con job. We have sold the myth of Dublin as a sexy place incredibly well; because it is a dreary little dump most of the time.
It was a sign of growing up, when the dark made no more difference to you than the day.
When I was growing up, the exam system didn't allow you to write fiction, so you never did.