Beginner’s pluck: Full-time writer Lucy Steeds

'The Artist' is quite brilliant, a gloriously written atmospheric debut exploring creativity

Author Lucy Steeds: 'I always had something — writing notes on my phone on my commute to work.'

A quiet, bookish child, Lucy was always being asked to speak up at school.

“They said when I did, I was interesting. That’s because I was observant — always looking and thinking,” she says.