Val McDermid
\u201cA book is the most interactive form of entertainment there is\u201d. \n \nCrime writer Val McDermid chats to Colin Murray about keeping her characters authentic, time management techniques, TV adaptations, imposter syndrome, using Scottish colloquialisms in her writing (her American publishers asked for a glossary!), judging the Booker Prize, and advice for budding writers.\n \nOh, and getting a kiss from Blondie\u2019s Debbie Harry!