For about two years, while researching 'The Wolf Border,' I was a complete wolf bore. I would regurgitate everything I was researching, whether people were interested or not.
You are often asked to explain your work, as if the reader isn't able to work it out. And people always try and label you by your work.
I like extreme situations: people pushed out of their comfort zones; the civil veneer stripped off.
I don't like novels that tie everything up in a plot-y way. I always think that's not really true of life, particularly of people in power.
I am a feminist, although I always worry saying that because you then get people asking you about the 1970s.
A lot of my literature deals with these people who are somehow magnetic because they have that ability to step over lines.
I felt impelled to write. It felt demonic, and I wanted to improve, the way some people habitually pick up a guitar and get better at playing it and making up songs.
People went through life like well handled jugs, collecting chips and scrapes and stains from wear and tear, from holding and pouring life.
I can say its been an adventure so far. Weve learned a lot and met some wonderful people and made some great contacts.
We all have our preferences - some people go for birds - but for me, there's just something about the wolf; the design of it is really aesthetically pleasing.