Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I live in Manchester, UK, with my partner Christiane. My first published book was in 2013, an account of a strange journey through Mongolia. I started writing short stories after that, and have recently published my first novel.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called The Liberty Arms. It started life as a couple of paragraphs describing a character, Benson. It graduated into a short story. That should have been that, but I found I couldn’t let it go, and it became a novel. My aim was to imagine a world in which the type of conflict situations most of us only see on the news, happen here, now, and to us.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
It depends on what you call unusual, I guess. I always write on paper first. I edit a lot. I find my most creative time to be first thing in the morning, although I am very bad at sticking to that.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
That’s a difficult one. Every book I’ve ever read, good or bad, has probably influenced me to some extent. I’m very bad at remembering the books I’ve loved, unfortunately. I was obsessed with Crime and Punishment when I was younger – I couldn’t believe how urgent it felt to read. I also loved Gilead by Marilynne Robinson, which was completely different.
What are you working on now?
I’ve started on a sequel to The Liberty Arms, exploring what happens to the characters in the future, and delving a little deeper into their pasts.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
This is my first time promoting a book so I can’t answer, sorry!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Hmmm. There is A LOT of advice out there, and I’m not sure if I should add to it. Just try to write for the enjoyment of writing, and not for any other reasons – fame, fortune, etc.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Writing is rewriting.
What are you reading now?
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
What’s next for you as a writer?
Just keeping on writing, hopefully.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Too difficult to answer, sorry!
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