This much I know: Liz Nugent, Writer

I’m not a risk taker. I don’t do roller-coasters. When I got a book deal I took a two year leave of absence rather than quit my job because I need the safety net.

I started writing when I was working as a story associate on RTÉ’s Fair City. I had some success with short story competitions. I spent six years, on and off, working on a novel and then, in August 2012, I got a book deal.

I’ve always had my head in a book but my earliest memory is of trying to copy my sister’s joined-up writing before I even knew the meaning of the shapes I was making.