Ask the Author: Jules Langton
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Jules Langton
Where the Crawdads Sing; Delia Owens (read) The Lying Life of Adults; Elena Ferrante (read) The Paper Palace Miranda Cowley Heller (currently reading) The Fair Botanists;Sara Sheridan, Douglas Kennedy;The Great Wide Open, and The Keeper of Stories;Sally Page.
Jules Langton
When I project managed our 18th century cottage, I was fascinated by the initials over the fireplace, and outside the back door. It inspired me to think of the past lives who lived there.
Jules Langton
I can spend all day writing, so it's never been a major problem. I do talk over my story lines with my partner and editor, and that really helps.
Jules Langton
Being able to get lost in another world, especially during the Pandemic. I started writing in late 2019, and it kept me going.
Jules Langton
Just go for it! I started writing age 55, so it's never too late. The Open University Creative Writing courses are brilliant too.
Jules Langton
My editor recently deleted 20k words from my second book in the series, Not Forever Dead. I have just sent her 35k words to replace this. Just reading her edits a chapter at a time on a weekly basis.
Jules Langton
I like to have something on the TV, that I can half listen too. I can't work in silence, or sit in a coffee shop with the buzz around me.
Jules Langton
After completing a creative writing course, and spending some time in Whitby in the North Yorkshire Moors. I was inspired to write a gothic tale with a past life twist!
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