Ive heard many authors say that they had always known, from a very early age, that they wanted to write. Not me. I enjoyed reading when I was a child and used to write stories but no more than most children. I didnt come from a very bookish family and the idea that one day I could earn a living from writing stories never occurred to me.After I had finished university, I spent an unsuccessful couple of years working in horseracing and riding as an amateur jockey before I went to Parks, where I worked as a bookseller. Eighteen months later, I came back to London to work in publishing and ten years after that in 1983, I left my job to become a professional writer.Looking back, I can see that I was edging my way nervously towards writing over many years, but it took a long time to realise that it was what I really wanted to do. I wish Id seen it earlier.

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