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‘As a late starter, approaching sixty, every book I produce has to count. So first I pick an issue I feel compelled to write about. I then look for a central idea around which to construct a plot. ‘

‘For advice to be of any use, it’s got to be timely. Unless you’re in need of guidance at that juncture you won’t be open to receiving it. Writing tips are ten a penny.’

‘Fiction suggests rather than dictates, it alludes rather than presents; building deep wells layer by layer where what’s not written is as important as what’s actually written.’