I know two kinds of writers: those who love nothing better than to hit the road to promote their latest novel, and those who tremble at the mere thought of it...

Where the magic happens. I have a lovely booklined study where I write, it’s a room that has a very ‘blingy gold’ theme to it and with a hint of Japan to remind myself of my youngest son who lives in Tokyo.

For a change of scene to shake things up, which is invariably a good idea to refresh the writing process, I also write at...