An Interview With The Author

Q. Where did you get the idea for The Bill Blackthorne Chronicles?

A. Bill Blackthorne is inspired by those old fairy tales with knights and dragons, mixed with 1970's grooviness and Victorian high camp Gothic. Also, and this is not a very literary answer, by Scooby Doo -- I love the idea of a gang of kids solving a mystery in a camper van!

Q. How do you get inspired to write?

A. Interesting things happen in real life, on the news or in a book or film and suddenly I make a connection and have a eureka moment.

Q. What are you currently working on?

A. A new fantasy novel that will hopefully blow everyone’s socks off!

Q. What’s your advice to aspiring writers?

A. Work on it every day and keep going! Believe in yourself and what you want to say. It's a craft that takes graft!

Q. What’s the best thing about being a writer?

A. Best thing about being a writer is creating worlds that people read and hopefully come to love.

Q. How do you deal with writer’s block?

A. I write every morning as soon as I get up and make a cup of tea. This keeps the flow going and eventually things get done! No email checking or web browsing before a session is complete.