Q	Where do you work at home?
A	Spare bedroom and living room - editorial work requires space, especially if you're working on a large manuscript.

Q	Do you manage to keep your work and home life separate?
A	This is difficult as we have a 2 year old and another on the way! Piles of paper and a computer are a big attraction for a little one, so I closet myself away when he's not at nursery. The essential thing for me is being organised and the fact that the mortgage needs paying concentrates the mind wonderfully.

Q	What is the best thing about working from home?
A	I'm in control - prior to leaving my last employer, I'd either been an employee or in full time education for 22 years and I wanted to see how I would manage on my own.

Q	What are the negative points about working at home?
A	It can be lonely. I need to concentrate so long periods of silence are the norm.

Q	How did you manage financially when you first started working at home?
A	Borrowed some start up capital from my parents.

Q	What sort of work did you do before you worked at home?
A	Same as I do now - only for one employer.

Q	How do you manage your time?
A	I log all my hours in a desk diary: it helps with invoicing and keeps the control freak in me at bay. I also calculate how much I've earned per day - it's a morale thing.

Q	What was the deciding factor to help you to decide to work from home?
A	Having worked as an employee for most of my adult life, I wanted to experience being "my own boss" and was fortunate that my line of work was ideally suited to making the change from employee to freelance.

Q	What advice would you suggest to someone considering working from home?
A	Try it before giving up the day job. The way I work would drive many people up the wall. Ask yourself, do you like your own company? How self reliant are you? (Remember, if a job goes pear shaped there's no-one else to turn to).