A word out of place or an interesting choice of vocabulary can spawn a whole character.

Change occurs slowly. Very often a legal change might take place but the cultural shift required to really accept its spirit lingers in the wings for decades.

Grabbing readers by the imagination is a writer's job.

A book is a story, even if it's non-fiction, and once I've read it, I have the story with me inside my head always.

I didn't expect to love being online as much as I do. I've met some wonderful people and discovered that however arcane some of my interests that there are people out there who are interested too.

I find it inspiring to actively choose which traditions to celebrate and also come up with new ideas for traditions of my own.

My father could talk about the Romany way of life and its culture. He could talk about freedom and the Scottish spirit. But that was all he could talk about. I was desperate for someone to talk to but there was just nobody there.