Viola often identifies with the story of The Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle, whose protagonist would always moan about her lot in life, even after getting whatever it was she thought would make her happy. She is currently trying to carve a writing career, and has been published in GLASS Online and ARISE Magazine. She deals with editors’ rejections by going shopping - her North London flat is full of various vintage bargains she has amassed over the years (and is the reason she can't get a mortgage.) She occasionally thinks it would be nice to move to the country, have an aga and read Nancy Mitford all day, but then realises she would probably miss her beloved London, with its celeb-spotting opportunities, the Tate Modern, designer sample sales and buses that turn up more than once an hour.