Annalena McAfee is a British children's author and journalist... (wikipedia)
That's what I really wanted to do when I was 16, be in comics!
One good thing about leaving daily journalism was that I was no longer obliged to read all the book prize short lists.
My feelings towards the newspapers are very affectionate.
My father used to get me to read the newspaper to him, as if I was a radio. I would stand there and read the 'Times.
I see myself as a recovering journalist.
I am a print addict. I have an ebook and a computer but I remain hooked on print.
Apparently when I went to school, I had a Glasgow accent.