Writing a novel is a lonely business and much of one's time is spent sitting down. Now I'm promoting The Huntingfield Paintress, I'm out and about all the time; at events, in shops, in libraries, talking about the book and meeting readers! It means lots of action, standing and walking, which is wonderful. Even better is talking to people who have read the novel about the characters in the book and the history of the time (1850s and 1860s). I love it when readers have their own views of what was going on.