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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Letitia Mason When I was growing up in Kent, we heard stories about th Second World War, always told as a bit of a joke, grandpa having a bomb dropped on him in the outside toilet, Mum doing her A levels under the desk.
As I have grown up and read more about the Blitz I have realised how truly scary being in the path of Hitler's bombers would have been. My friends have memories of similar stories. There must have been deep trauma and psychological damage but our parents and grandparents laughed and carried on. I would like to write a book on why they did this, and how this group approach to recovering from the war evolved.

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Letitia Mason Narnia. I am a big fan of CS Lewis. I would love to meet som of the talking animals and understand how they live.

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Letitia Mason It was inspired by stories of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade on display in the M-Shed in Bristol, and by short-term missions to South Sudan with Flame International. Lost Children of Cush is dedicated to the many brave women in South Sudan who have loved their families through conflict, separation, and famine.

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How do you get inspired to write?

Letitia Mason I write about things that I am passionate about and where I do not think there is enough awareness of the issues.

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What are you currently working on?

Letitia Mason I have just started writing a sequel to 'Lost Children of Cush'. continuing with the story of Maria and her siblings.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Letitia Mason I ask myself which of the characters is giving me a problem and write a few paragraphs about the appearance, background, motivation of that character; then I go back to the story.

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