Ask the Author: Joy Martin
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Joy Martin
A small boy is kidnapped in Italy. As the story develops his abductor posts sinister and provocative accounts of his ordeal.
Joy Martin
I'd go into the world of 'A Gentleman in Moscow' and spend a week in that splendid hotel.
Joy Martin
Why are you asking me this question ? ? ?
Joy Martin
In the newly-built offices of The Rand Daily Mail in Johannesburg, where I was working as a journalist, a furious row about space broke out between News and Advertising. Then the builders confessed that they'd sealed off a room and forgotten to add a door! I thought: 'A secret room - I must write a novel about it.' Years later I did. It's called 'Seeking Clemency'.
Joy Martin
I don't think I've ever felt 'inspired' but I do check the ideas which I've stored in my head before starting to write a novel, choose the one which most appeals and the story begins to write itself.
Joy Martin
I'm putting the final touches to another murder mystery.
Joy Martin
Be true to your real self. Develop your idea into a logical plot. Create a strong protagonist. Then let your characters carry the story. And do keep the following comment from a frustrated editor at the back of your mind: 'why can't authors simply tell a story from beginning to end without trying to be too clever!'
Joy Martin
Being free to explore your own creativity - and being able to work on your own.
Joy Martin
I honestly have never suffered from it - not yet, anyway! Perhaps it's being Irish - we always have a story to tell!
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