I believe the era of the militant lady is back.

Everyone assumes writers spend their time lounging around, writing and occasionally striking a pose whilst having a think.

We can learn so much looking outside our core field of expertise.

If we don't value the people who inspire us (and money is one mark of that) then what kind of culture are we building?

Very often the characters people respond to best have little parts of reality they can relate to.

Aunts offer kids an opportunity to try out ideas that don't chime with their parents and they also demonstrate that people can get on, love each other and live together without necessarily being carbon copies.

The law don't like jazz clubs. No one wants anything to do with that kind of trouble.