what is it about auden that's always moved you?l, auden, ithink, isjust such a wonderful humane voice. i remember when i first started reading auden‘s poetry many years ago, i was so rested by it. i was struck by the stength of the ideas, the complexity of the ideas and the beauty of the language. so he's a poet who manages to say the most profound things about life in a very, very beautiful way. that is an enormous breadth, as you say. and you are a polymath in many ways because you're an academic in the medical law field and then you suddenly discovered that writing was more or less taking over your life. you were producing three, four, five books a year. how do you manage to organise your life to do that? is it meticulously organised? well, you have to be quite careful about organisation if you are doing that number of books each year. i have a season for each of the series. there'll be a period of a few months where i know i have to write the next isabel dalhousie book. you know that is the time when this will be done and you j

i agree with her on so auden. as you.on‘t have to scratch hard to see where they get their ideas. your enthusiasm for wh auden is well—known to people who know your fiction. what is is about him that has moved you always? he was such a wonderful comic humane voice. when i first started reading his poetry, many years ago, i was just so arrested by it and struck by the strength of the ideas and the complexity of the ideas and the beauty of the language. he is a manages to say the most profound things about life in a very beautiful way. there is an enormous breadth there as you say, and you‘re a polymath in many ways yourself, because you‘re an academic and in the medical law field and then you suddenly discovered that brightening was more 01’ suddenly discovered that brightening was more or less taking over your life. you are producing up to five books a year. how do you organise your life to do that? is it meticulously organised ? your life to do that? is it meticulously organised? you have to be careful if you are doing t

your enthusiasm for auden is well known. what is it about him?rength of the ideas, the complexity of the ideas and the beauty of the language. he is a poet who manages to say the most profound things about life in a very, very beautiful way. there is an enormous breadth, as you say. you are a polymath in many ways, because you're and academic, in the medical law field. and many suddenly discovered that writing was more or less taking over your life. you are producing three, four, five books a year. had he managed to organise your life to do that? is admittedly loosely organised ? your life to do that? is admittedly loosely organised? you have to be careful about organisation —— is it meticulously organised. i have a season for each series. be a period ofa season for each series. be a period of a few months when i know what i have to write. you know that this is the time it has to be done and you sit down and do it? yes, i have to do it. one thing you can't do as an author is wait for inspiration to strike you. you can't wait to the news to appear