The idea for this post was borrowed by my friend, Roger Levy, a sci-fi author whose latest book is Icarus.
In an email to the Zens, our weekly writing group, Roger posed the challenge of identifying who first said this. No Googling. You have to guess first. The answer in another post.
I teach creative writing and have some exciting courses planned for 2016 (England, Scotland, Spain and Portugal). To find out more about my workshops, visit
Anne Aylor Creative Writing Courses. My second novel, The Double Happiness Company, was published in 2011 and my first, No Angel Hotel was reissued in 2012. I'm well into a third and (crazy to have) started a fourth. I love writing and teaching and feel honoured to be able to do what I feel passionate about. As James Baldwin said, For while the tale of how we suffer, and how we are delighted, and how we may triumph is never new, it always must be heard. There isn’t any other tale to tell, it’s the only light we’ve got in all this darkness.