Writing

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I’ve published seven books in 16 languages

(So far.)

For many years, I wrote as a journalist – writer and associate editor on some of the best newspapers and magazines in English.

At The Financial Times I was staff feature writer, closely involved in setting up the current Saturday magazine. Moved from there to a contract at The Sunday Times.

I interviewed many fascinating people, incl heads of state, film and TV stars, authors, and other famous people – but also many supposedly “ordinary” people who were not ordinary at all.

As well as interviewing, journalism included many kinds of stories.

I particularly enjoyed immersive storytelling, about working as bin man, executive PA, scuba diver, poet, taxi driver, tailor, gardener, ice-cream salesman, hairdresser, assistant undertaker, bit-part player in pantomime, waiter, illustrator, high-wire window cleaner, photographer, very amateur boxer, karaoke singer, rat catcher, and more.

I wrote about my breakdown, including eight weeks in psychiatric hospital.