5 MINUTES WITH Sarah Pinborough, author of Behind Her Eyes

WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF?

Getting published in the first place was a big one! I was also immensely proud when I got the Sunday Times No 1 with Behind Her Eyes – not just for me, but for the whole team behind the book. Now it has been filmed for Netflix and is airing this year; I’m immensely proud of that, too. However, I think I’m most proud of when Stephen King first read a book of mine and loved it. I’d grown up reading his books and I was shaking when I found out.

WHAT IS YOUR WRITING ROUTINE?

I always thought it sounded cool to be the kind of writer who writes all night, but I’m more of an ‘up with the larks, big cup of tea’ person! I often have more than one project on the go (now I have three TV projects, a film and

The obvious one of recent times is Becoming by Michelle Obama. Hearing her tell her story is such a unique, embracing experience. Unravelling Oliver by Liz Nugent is a dark and delicious thriller, and another great one is Strangers by CL Taylor. There’s something about the claustrophobic nature of thrillers that really suits audio. a book to write), but the first couple of hours of the day are book hours.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO WOULD-BE AUTHORS?

I’m not a fan of giving advice because we all find our own path, but I would say don’t get caught up in the whole ‘being an author’ thing. Concentrate on the work and take that, but not yourself, too seriously. Limit your time on social media. And don’t take rejection personally!

WHICH AUDIOBOOKS HAVE YOU ENJOYED?