Why I Wrote Morfudd's Revenge

When thinking up the initial concepts for Morfudd’s Revenge, I was faced with a very difficult dichotomy. I wanted to write about a young person facing bullying, isolation, and mental health issues, but I also wanted my book to be incredibly funny. A tall order!

After much deliberation, I decided that the best way to depict these uncomfortable truths while also keeping things humorous was by turning the normal conventions of fiction on their head. The hero was a desperate, ugly, despicable serial killer, half-mad, delusional – but with a quiet vulnerability and a fantastic sense of morbid humour. Likewise, the villains were good-looking, successful, popular – and odiously self-involved.

I set the story in the art world, a place of many pretensions. Only Morfudd has true talent, but his obnoxious exterior makes this almost impossible to see or appreciate – until Morfudd finds his own way.

I also wanted it to be a love story. But just like the hero/villain aspects, I tried to turn convention on its head. Morgana, Morfudd’s one true and undying love, cannot stand the sight of him!

It was quite a challenge to get into Morfudd’s addled way of thinking, but his sense of humour helped a lot, and the fact that, at heart, he was nothing but a soppy romantic.

The final character to come into my story was Mister Jollytoes – Morfudd’s childhood bear, destroyed by his mother years ago but now back from the dead. It’s Mister J. who goads Morfudd on, and this helps the reader see Morfudd’s darkest innermost psyche, and his truly devoted and tender love.

Just one final word of warning. If you read this book, then you will never look at a teddy bear in the same way again. Enjoy!

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