The importance of setting

both in the story and where you write it.

My writing desk this morning: sat in a cafe, window open, with a view of the canal.

This morning, it was necessary to leave.

After months of trying to write the novel in the same room or, at a minimum, in the same flat as I do all my regular work, I had to accept it was impossible to separate the tasks adequately.

Having had an excellent wake-up call conve…