This post was originally published on Simon's blog, and is used with permission. Hilary Mantel can be blunt. As she revealed in a recent interview: ‘The most frequent question writers are asked is some variant on, ‘Do you write every day or do you just wait for inspiration to strike?’ I want to snarl, ‘Of course I write every day, what do you think I am, some kind of hobbyist?’’ I like the rage on display, the disdain for the ‘hobbyist’ label. But even if you do write every d

**STOP PRESS - GRAB 'WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BILLY SHEARS FOR JUST £0.99 ON KOBO!** After publishing Steve Goddard's first novel with us, Whatever Happened to Billy Shears, Marylebone House has been delighted with the response. We thought we'd round up some of the best articles and interviews we've found Steve or his book featured in. Steve's Local Paper, The Croydon Guardian, ran this article, 'Croydon-born author updates cast of Sgt Pepper 50 years on', echoing the resonance o