How long have you been writing for?

32 years

What would you say is the most difficult part of writing a book?

Proof reading. No matter how many times you read it yourself, and how many others check it, there will always be mistakes no one picked up on.

What genre do you generally write?

‘Soft’ science fiction – in other words, believable (no flying saucers or aliens)

Do you have a favourite author and why?

George Orwell. For his vision,...