At the time, I was just writing a crime novel about a clever detective who just happened to be gay, much like my real-life partner – a Northumbria police officer for 30 years, a murder detective for much of her career. They came much later as I submitted my work to agents and publishers. I've been asked what challenges I faced writing crime fiction with a lesbian protagonist. And suddenly I was thrust into the limelight: a go-to person on lesbian issues. My Twitter feed went ballistic as congratulations poured in before I'd managed to call my kids, who were waiting on the end of a phone for news. For someone more comfortable working away in a tiny office than appearing in public, taking the stage at the Polari Literary Salon on its sixth birthday at the Southbank Centre was as terrifying as it was exciting.
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