Ask the Author: Mark Wells
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Mark Wells
Be kind to myself. I get up, go for a walk along the River Cam, find a coffee shop and treat myself to cake and conversation. It's remarkable how often this shifts the blockage.
Mark Wells
The best moments are when you sit at your desk, tapping away on the laptop, and the magic begins to happen. Then, suddenly, your heart begins to race, or the tears start to form, and the room fades away as you find yourself lost in the world you are creating.
Mark Wells
I always feel that writing a book is a bit like climbing a hill. If you write a few lines every day, eventually, when you pause to look back, you realise just how far you have come!
Mark Wells
I'm currently preparing for the launch of the third book in the series, Legacy of Shadows. I'll then sit with Chatterbox Audio to record the audiobook featuring the brilliant Ciaran Saward as the narrator. After that, I will be plotting Book Four!
Mark Wells
All the books are set in Cambridge University in the present day, so my inspiration comes from wandering around the city, watching the students, fellows and staff going about their daily lives. As they pass beneath the gargoyles and statues, oblivious to their stony stares, the fantasy author in me wonders what would happen if...
Mark Wells
When I began writing Cambridge Gothic, I set College of Shadows in the Autumn term at Cambridge University. When the book became a YA fantasy bestseller, I decided to pick up the story in the Winter term with Gate of Shadows. The third book, Legacy of Shadows, is set in the Summer term and completes the first-year story arc.
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