

Having a baby, far from the support of our parents, took every last drop of time and then some. I went through a long hiatus when my first child was born.

What impact has having children had on your writing career? When my youngest was two, that’s when I really got on a roll. I’ve been writing for a long time, but really, the successful rhythm and the serious approach to writing only came alongside my children. When did you start writing? Had you established a writing rhythm or career before or did it happen alongside the kids? She is currently Fiction Editor for The View From Here literary magazine. She has two daughters Amélie, 5 and Beatrix, 3. She lives in France where she also works and runs a gîte. Claire King’s first novel The Night Rainbow will be published by Bloomsbury in Spring 2013.
