Ask the Author: Chris Gill

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?
Chris Gill I used to live in a village in the Yorkshire Dales and there were two rival butchers trading on the High Street.
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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?
Chris Gill The French Riviera in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'Tender is the Night' and sip cocktails in the sun.
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Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story?
Chris Gill I can't think of what to write. Oh no!
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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Chris Gill Take a break. Go for a swim.
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What’s the best thing about being a writer?
Chris Gill Listening to the clues your story and characters are giving you and discovering the story as you go along.
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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?
Chris Gill Why my birthmark is shaped like a butterfly.
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What books are on your summer reading list this year?
Chris Gill 'The Beginning of Spring' by Penelope Fitzgerald, 'The Heart of Darkness', Conrad, 'The Trial', Kafka, 'The Secret Agent', Conrad.
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How do you get inspired to write?
Chris Gill The world I am writing about has to seem very real to me.
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What are you currently working on?
Chris Gill My third novel. It's about the lives we present to the world and the lives we actually lead.
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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?
Chris Gill Join a good writing group. Keep working on finding your own distinct voice.
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