Sometimes I create a character from a scrap - a mere mention that has been left behind.

Today women have the rights and equality our Victorian sisters could only dream of, and with those privileges comes the responsibility of standing up and being counted.

Research material can turn up anywhere - in a dusty old letter in an archive, a journal or some old photographs you find in a charity shop.

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.

I believe the era of the militant lady is back.

Those who have not been stung will hardly fear a bee the same as those who have.

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