Most of the people who write to me are really clever, really engaged. They just want to say that they have read my book and liked it. Denise Mina bookcleverengage Change image and share on social
People are very frightened in publishing at the moment. Nobody knows what sells. More so now because the market's changing so fundamentally because of Kindle and electronic publishing. It's a fundamental shift in the way stories are put out into the world. Denise Mina changeelectronicfrighten share on social
I grew up in London under Thatcher and that really was disgusting. A feeding frenzy. Denise Mina disgustfeedfrenzy Change image and share on social
In prose, leaps of logic can be made while the protagonist thinks about things and arrives at conclusions. Even with voiceover, there's no real way of having an inner voice without it taking over the entire story. Denise Mina arriveconclusionentire share on social
Crime is a very hard genre to feminise. If you have a female protagonist she is going to be looking after her mum when she gets older; she is going to be worried about her brother and sister; she will be making a living while bringing up kids. Denise Mina bringbrothercrime share on social
The book I made it big with in the U.S. was my fourth book, 'Sanctum.' My novels sell really well both there and in Canada, so once a year I do a promotional tour, visiting a different city every two days, doing book readings and signings. Denise Mina bigbookcanada share on social
I think the class divide is going to change. I think a lot more working class people are going to get published. It is really class ridden, literature. Denise Mina changeclassdivide Change image and share on social
I think the negative traits are what makes us love other human beings, the foibles and the flaws. Denise Mina beingflawfoible Change image and share on social
My upbringing was middle-class but my parents' families were both working-class so I had this odd combination of working-class background but in a privileged position. Denise Mina backgroundclasscombination Change image and share on social
There's a real emphasis on being witty in Scotland, even in crime novels. Denise Mina crimeemphasisnovel Change image and share on social