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
In the 'Garnethill' trilogy, people always forget that Maureen O'Donnell's dad was a journalist and she did art history at uni and her brother did law, but no-one ever thinks they're middle-class - they're just working class because they speak with accents. Denise Mina accentartbrother share on social
You have to take your ego out of it and say, do I want people to be obsequious to me or do I want to write good books? If it's the latter, you have to take criticism. It's annoying, but that's how to do good stuff; listen to other people. Denise Mina annoybookcriticism share on social
Because I write prose, when I sat down to write a comic, it feels like my brain's working differently. It actually feels like different bits of my head are springing into action. Denise Mina actionbitbrain Change image and share on social
Usually when I'm trying to establish character, I try and find out where they live. Denise Mina characterestablishfind Change image and share on social
