I love writing on trains. The joy of being a writer is it's all in your head; you don't need materials apart from the laptop. It's like taking your work home with you, so you can feel grounded in your own insane writerly realities wherever you are.

When Im writing, I spend all my time in The Grocer on Elgin buying ready-made meals; I think they are the only reason my husband and kids havent left me.

I like to come into my workspace and feel its a living environment and not frozen, which is why I often change or add to the pictures on the wall.

I have a study now - I used not to. I also love working in cafes; ignoring noise is good for concentration.

My father was a screenwriter, but he was also a novelist.

Horses know how to be loyal but still keep their distance.

If I think about the writers I love or might be influenced by, I can't write at all, so I pretend there aren't any.