Ask the Author: Christopher J. Holcroft
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Christopher J. Holcroft
The sweat kept pouring down Keith’s face and onto the rock shelves 100m below as he tried to reach his spare karabiner.
Never before had he tried to run face first down a cliff when the karabiner attached to the rear of his harness broke open - there was no time to be frightened, but totally in control as death hovered around him.
Never before had he tried to run face first down a cliff when the karabiner attached to the rear of his harness broke open - there was no time to be frightened, but totally in control as death hovered around him.
Christopher J. Holcroft
I would slip in to the world of my teenage book hero Scott Morrow. He lives in today’s world but has built up a great following of friends from the Governor-General and Prime Minister to young adults everywhere who want to share adventures with him.
Christopher J. Holcroft
I go back over what I have read and imagine I am telling the yarn to a group of readers - depending on the book - Young Adults or Adults.
I then continue the story in my head, capture the elements and start writing again. This imaginary sequence has helped me a number of times to overcome writer's block.
I then continue the story in my head, capture the elements and start writing again. This imaginary sequence has helped me a number of times to overcome writer's block.
Christopher J. Holcroft
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler by Phillip Hoose.
Christopher J. Holcroft
All aspiring writers should read constantly and see how other authors build their scenes and characters and bring about a story from its inception to its end.
Christopher J. Holcroft
I'm looking at a situation where a character has a series of issues today only to find the answers lay in a major naval incident that took place more than forty years before he was born.
Christopher J. Holcroft
My father used to help me write my essays when I was in Primary School. I received a lot of joy exercising my imagination and unlocking characters and scenes in my mind.
Christopher J. Holcroft
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