I wanted to show platonic friendship between men and women, because I think it is underutilised in fiction.

If you start a new career at 40, you've still got another 35 years to go.

I know some writers are meticulous planners, but I'm not one of them.

I've always found Glasgow to be a wonderful city - warm and funny and full of kindness.

'Eleanor' was so much fun to write, because there's a brutal honesty about her. She's got no filters and no concept of social norms.