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
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
My family were great story-tellers. My mum was one of 12 and they were all fighting to tell stories. You have to tell a good tale or no one is going to listen. You have to make it entertaining and interesting. That's how I learned to tell stories. Denise Mina entertainfamilyfight 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
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
Comics don't work if the story is all in the text and the images are illustrative. It's hard to have enough faith in the artists to allow them to do their job. Denise Mina artistcomicfaith Change image and share on social
I'd read so much right-wing crime fiction where they find the evidence and shoot the bad guy - I thought there must be another approach. Denise Mina approachbadcrime Change image and share on social
I'm terrified to get married. I'm not getting married till my gay friends can. Denise Mina friendgaymarry 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
