Ask the Author: David McCaffrey
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David McCaffrey
Aside from TWPTH, I'm also working on a very personal project concerning bullying in the NHS.
David McCaffrey
Research. Know it, feel it, understand it. Readers will know if you are shortchanging them, so always make certain you are as familiar with your subject matter as you are your own life.
Give your characters backstory, exam results, favourite aftershave or perfume and give your settings a sense of realism, no matter how fantastical they may be.
Give your characters backstory, exam results, favourite aftershave or perfume and give your settings a sense of realism, no matter how fantastical they may be.
David McCaffrey
I formerly worked in Infection Prevention and Control, so that career combined with a love for John Carpenter and David Cronenberg and the idea for 'The Warmest Place to Hide' just seemed to evolve naturally.
I've thrown in a little 'Outbreak' for good measure to make it exciting as well as terrifying!
I've thrown in a little 'Outbreak' for good measure to make it exciting as well as terrifying!
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