Ask the Author: James Manning
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James Manning
Everything was clear a calm like a pond on a summers morning. Then the water was destroyed by a fear so powerful the very gates of Heaven shook.
James Manning
I guess it has to be Middle Earth. To stand before Minas Tirith and look over the White City must be breath taking.
James Manning
I have just finished book four of the amazing Expanse series so book five will figure on there somewhere. I want to go back to some of the classics I love so some Pratchett and Cornwall are on the bedside table along with Stephen King's Doctor Sleep.
James Manning
It's the mixture of several ideas I have had for a while. They just kind of snowballed into a novel.
James Manning
It just happens. I sit down and write. Where it comes from I have no idea!
James Manning
I am nearing the end of my fourth novel which is a nice and friendly sci fi horror.
James Manning
Write a lot and read more than you write. Variety of authors is essential to find your own style.
James Manning
The freedom to do your own thing. I can write what I want and there is no 'boss' telling me what to write.
James Manning
Usually I just write. Anytime I get stuck it usually sorts itself out if I just keep going.
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