Judith Gordon never thought of herself as being a creative person - as a barrister working in big companies travelling the world, she felt that creativity was for wimps. Twenty years on and three books later, she now thinks differently: 'I didn't know how fulfilling writing would be', she says, 'Nor how difficult. I mean, it can be really heartbreaking to have to find the words for some of the scenes in my books but, because I'm writing about soldiers in a cruel and troubled world, I must be true to my characters and have to steel myself to put the words on the screen even though, sometimes, I can hardly see the keyboard for tears. There are great consolations though, because I also get to write funny scenes and, sometimes, I have the satisJudith Gordon never thought of herself as being a creative person - as a barrister working in big companies travelling the world, she felt that creativity was for wimps. Twenty years on and three books later, she now thinks differently: 'I didn't know how fulfilling writing would be', she says, 'Nor how difficult. I mean, it can be really heartbreaking to have to find the words for some of the scenes in my books but, because I'm writing about soldiers in a cruel and troubled world, I must be true to my characters and have to steel myself to put the words on the screen even though, sometimes, I can hardly see the keyboard for tears. There are great consolations though, because I also get to write funny scenes and, sometimes, I have the satisfaction of giving a nasty character a suitably horrible end'.
When she's not writing, Judith likes to relax by cooking for her family and friends and loves going to the cinema with her husband, Ray, where her favourite Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavour is chocolate brownie. Judith and Ray are privileged to share their home with their grey whippet, Hugo....more