I'm quite easy to live with and very easy going. Deborah Moggach easylive Change image and share on social
Independence is fun, especially when there's a beloved waiting in the wings, and freedom makes you a more interesting person. Having separate lives brings fresh air into a relationship. Deborah Moggach airbelovedbring Change image and share on social
Bringing my two children up while writing was just a part of life. I'd much rather have had their interruptions than been stuck in a sterile office. This way, I had welcome distractions. I had to load the washing machine, I had to go out and buy lemons. Deborah Moggach bringbuychild share on social
I found Hollywood pretty bruising and uncreative. The executives are all in thrall to the boss, and spend their times double-guessing him or her, and trying to remember what he/she said and then applying them to the script, whether it was useful or not. They're all in fear for their jobs. Deborah Moggach applybosbruise share on social
Whining writers are a hideous sight; we should really shut up, because we are lucky if we can cobble together a living from all of this. Deborah Moggach cobblehideouslive Change image and share on social
I have a hippopotamus skull next to my bed, called Gregory. When I was six, my three sisters and I clubbed together and paid £4 for it in a junk shop. We collected owl pellets, ostrich eggs and sheep skulls for our natural history museum at home. Deborah Moggach bedcallclub share on social
Once you start cycling, the city opens up for you. No longer are you fighting it, hot and frustrated; no longer are you at the mercy of bus drivers, roadworks, decisions made by others and over which you have no control. Believe me, once you've tasted this freedom, you're hooked. Deborah Moggach buscitycontrol share on social
I was never a lonely child who sat looking at the rain sliding down the window. Deborah Moggach childlonelyrain Change image and share on social
I'm mad about gardening. I have an allotment on the other side of Hampstead Heath, and I keep three hens in my garden. Deborah Moggach allotmentgardenhampstead Change image and share on social
Discover the times when you're most creative - mornings, nights, afternoons - and clear the time to work then. Many writers find the mornings are best, and the afternoons are only good for editorial corrections, or getting the washing done. Others can only work through the night, drunk. Deborah Moggach afternoonclearcorrection share on social