It's very hard to be cut off in Glasgow because it's such a small city. You know, we have the highest rate of per-capita imprisonment, certainly in Britain, maybe in Europe. We have a very high murder rate here. So most people will know someone who's been to prison. Denise Mina britaincapitacity share on social
In my heart I'm just a lucky waitress. Denise Mina heartluckywaitress Change image and share on social
It's all chaos and the house is occasionally filthy but I get to stand at the school gates. Writers are so lucky to have that flexibility. Denise Mina chaosfilthyflexibility Change image and share on social
In the forensic science course I took at university they used photographs of dead bodies. For ballistics they showed us a guy lying on the floor, and his head had burst. Denise Mina ballisticbodyburst Change image and share on social
I think graphic novels are closer to prose than film, which is a really different form. Denise Mina closefilmform Change image and share on social
I have two children. They are more fun than anything in the world, and it's more immediate fun than the hard slog of writing. Denise Mina childfunhard Change image and share on social
Novelisation doesn't imply the truth. Readers are sophisticated enough to know that. Denise Mina implynovelisationreader Change image and share on social
None of us know what is going to sell or what people want to read. Denise Mina peoplereadsell Change image and share on social
Crime fiction is the fiction of social history. Societies get the crimes they deserve. Denise Mina crimedeservefiction Change image and share on social
I always wanted to work at 'Take A Break' magazine, you know, just to inject a little bit of politics into their stories. I applied for a job there after I'd done my law degree and didn't even get an interview. I only wrote 'Garnethill' because I didn't get that job! Denise Mina applybitebreak share on social
