I'll start with a confession: I don't use checklists. I like them in theory, and I collect a wide range as part of my work-so I can share them with writers-and I even know that checklists can be critical in improving performance in certain professions (see The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande).
But I've always balked at using checklists in my day-to-day work.
'I'm very reassuringly honest'
‘My settings of Europe and English visitors weren't really doing it for them, so we decided Scotland would be good. I thought an island would be great, because it's a small community, and it's an opportunity for my main character to get away from it all. The team at HarperCollins have been so supportive and enthusiastic... Read more