Discussing his new novel, Fleshmarket Close, on the BBC's Page Turners (paraphrased):
I start with three or four plots and subplots and have no idea how they will eventually connect together. I've got one A4 sheet of notes and that's it - and it's usually just the murder scene.
[Page Turners, BBC1, 18 April 2005]
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sorry to interupt,,i met ian at savacentre edinburgh with his son and he told me he was going to be there in december but i forgot the date,,could you refresh my memory,i,ve read all his books,and will he have his new one on the day of the signings,,thank you
Posted by: colin fraser | November 08, 2005 at 07:37 AM