Scottish - Writer | June 4, 1955 -
I was always writing the books that I wanted to write, books that demanded to be written at the time. But, like most writers, you start off feeling your way.
Val McDermid
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Back in the day, when I started, you were still allowed to make mistakes. You got to make your mistakes in public, in a way. I think the world was a more forgiving place when I started my career, in the sense that we got time and space to develop as a writer.
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If you don't make the best-seller list, if you don't get shortlisted for any prizes, it's goodbye.
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I don't think many of us launched ourselves into the world of writing books fully formed.
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Walking by water frees your creativity. I don't know how it works - there's something about it that's liberating.
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Sometimes fear is used as a way to control.
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Why do the police need to know where I am? In the hands of a benevolent government, they could be looking after your interests, but what if the next government isn't so benevolent?
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A lot of reality TV is repellent, but that doesn't diminish the qualities of some of the people who take part. There are decent people in there who have no alternatives.
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