I never did any training in journalism or in finance, so I really was in the deep end. I got very good at going to press conferences and nodding. I'd figure it out when I got back to the office. Charts and numbers. I've never been great with facts, ever, my whole life. For a journalist, that's not a very good trait.

I once tried to give him a friendly little "drugs chat". He politely corrected me on every single fact, then said he'd noticed I drank above the recommended guidelines of Red Bull and did I think I might have an addiction? That was the last time I tried to act like the older sister.

You're working for me cut out the attitude.

A party like this isn't about the surprise factor. It's about someone going to so much trouble that it just... overwhelms you.

The great thing about being a novelist is that you organize your own day.

I'm a great fan of taking my laptop out and about.

Some things are best left a blur. Births and Visa Bills.