I am occasionally asked how I manage to fill my time when I write at home all day… and what is happening in the latest TV soap opera because it must be totally cool to be able to stay at home and read and loll about and watch TV all day.

Yes. Right.

Patience and understanding is a gift of the virtuous… well that rules me out then.

Instead I shall point them in future to this great post by young adult author Tahereh Mafi whose first book, ‘Shatter Me’ sounds amazing. Thank you Tahereh. I could not have put it better myself.