I studied philosophy, religious studies, and English. My training was writing four full-length novels and hiring an editor to tear them apart. I had enough money to do that, and then rewriting and rewriting and rewriting.

I've had enough publicity for 15 lives.

We already have a sabbatical system. It's called opposition, and I've had enough of it.

If I can make programmes when I'm 95, that would be fine. But I would think I'll have had enough by then.

My first seven novels were contemporary spiritual novels, my next nine had strong elements of fantasy, and now I'm writing thrillers, more as a choice to spread my wings than anything. Writers, like good wine, should mature with age.

Writing wasn't about making money. I wanted to find fulfillment in writing and telling stories, and that's what's driven me.