Ask the Author: Fi Phillips
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Fi Phillips
This is actually something I plan to include in a story. I once opened the door to an old lady who insisted that my house was the key-cutter's shop. It wasn't until she turned away muttering that I noticed that the back of her coat and headscarf were covered in matted layers of cobwebs that looked as if they'd built up over years.
Fi Phillips
I don't wait for inspiration. I just write.
Fi Phillips
My debut novel is due for publication autumn 2019, so I'm working on the next book in that series - a futuristic fantasy for an 11+ readership.
Fi Phillips
1. Write. Simple really. Get it down on paper or keyboard. You can edit a bad first draft, but you can't do anything with a blank page (other than fill it).
2. Trust your gut (and your imagination.) Remember that advice, however well informed, is always part opinion.
3. Enjoy it.
2. Trust your gut (and your imagination.) Remember that advice, however well informed, is always part opinion.
3. Enjoy it.
Fi Phillips
Sharing my stories.
Fi Phillips
Take a break, maybe to do something mundane like the washing up or getting a cup of tea. By the time I return to my keyboard or pad and pen, I'll know what to write next.
Fi Phillips
I’ve always read a wide range of genres, but the one that draws me in time and again is a fantasy tale set in the here and now or in a recognisable version of our own world, just like my book, Haven Wakes. The inspiration for the story itself came from all kind of places:
• a travelling salesman who first turned up in a story I wrote decades ago,
• the developing culture of robots and how they might affect the way we live,
• the question, 'are magic and super powers really that different?'
• the many colourful and, to a child a least, magical characters I grew up around.
• a travelling salesman who first turned up in a story I wrote decades ago,
• the developing culture of robots and how they might affect the way we live,
• the question, 'are magic and super powers really that different?'
• the many colourful and, to a child a least, magical characters I grew up around.
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