As a journalist, your words are regularly read by lots of people, but they're not your words: they're someone else's. You're quoting people.

Garrison Keillor's 'Lake Wobegon' books create a world I can immerse myself in over and over. I love the deadpan humour, the warmth, and the wonderful characters in The Sidetrack Tap. I discovered them when I was about 30, starting with 'Leaving Home' and 'We Are Still Married,' and fell in love with the place and those flat Midwestern vowels.

Writing is not just about putting words on a page. Ideas have to cook first.

Fiona Barton Quotes