Chapter 145

• His face straight but a hint of amusement in his voice, he observed, ‘You seem positively disappointed at the thought of not starting work straight away.’
• She blurted out the first thing that came into her head. ‘I—I’ve never worked for a writer before and I can’t wait to see how a book comes to life, and to know I’m playing some small part in its creation.’
• Then grasping at what, hopefully, would be a safe topic, she asked, ‘Do you begin by plotting out the various chapters?’