Ask the Author: Martin Campbell
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Martin Campbell
Oz. Find the horse of a different colour.
Martin Campbell
Try to write something everyday. Review it. Delete the bits that readers would skip over.
Martin Campbell
It is better than not being a writer. (I have tried both).
Martin Campbell
Write something everyday, even if it is just for half an hour. Try it for a year. By that time you will know if it is (a) Something that you enjoy, and (b) Something that you are good at.
Don't use too many adverbs.
Don't use too many adverbs.
Martin Campbell
I am currently working on my third novel (working title Boneyard Mystery). This is a story set in Scotland featuring drug dealing, superheroes and cemeteries...
Martin Campbell
I have always had an interest in good stories, especially those which have a factual basis.
Martin Campbell
The idea for Sailor's Heart came after a visit to Kielder Water in Northumberland. Before the valley was flooded to create Kielder Dam, this was the sight of the British Admiralty's "Stone Frigate", which features in the book. Royal Navy sailors who had suffered psychological damage but were considered possible candidates for treatment were sent to this facility.
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