Author of Alex Rider, Foyle's War, Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, TV and film writer, occasional journalist.

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Anthony’s Webchat on The Guardian

Tue, November 10, 2015

Anthony chatted live with fans onThe Guardian website yesterday. Some great questions and answers from James Bond to Midsomer Murders and of course David Walliams (?)

Q: Hi Anthony. Do you find a great difference between how you write thrillers for children (e.g. Alex Rider) and those for adults (Bond, Moriarty)?

A: At the end of the day, story is what matters to me, and you could say that story is the river that runs through all my work. I try not to see any difference between writing for children and writing for adults. I just go with the story. Of course, the marketing, the packaging and some of the content is different - but the actual act of writing, the physicality, is the same.

Read the full transcript on The Guardian