Ask the Author: Thomas Roke
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Thomas Roke
The sequel to The Dogs of War. There are some major real world events involving the characters, and I need to ensure I get them right.
Thomas Roke
Sounds trite, but - I write. Anything. Doesn't matter if it's utter trash. Just get words down on the page. You can delete them later.
Picture a pipe blocked up with mud. You need to force out that lump of crud for the clear water to run free.
Picture a pipe blocked up with mud. You need to force out that lump of crud for the clear water to run free.
Thomas Roke
He set his alarm for 6AM. He woke up at 9AM, to twelve missed calls from his boss.
(Based on a true story!)
(Based on a true story!)
Thomas Roke
That's a tough one, most of the ones I'd love to see I suspect I'd get murdered in short order by some unspeakable abomination.
I'd love to travel to Lyra's world in Philip Pullman's Dark Materials novels, to meet my Daemon and see what animal she'd be!
I'd love to travel to Lyra's world in Philip Pullman's Dark Materials novels, to meet my Daemon and see what animal she'd be!
Thomas Roke
A fair few, across a variety of genres! I'm currently reading Anton Myrer's epic, Once an Eagle, and listening to Chip War, by Chris Miller.
In no particular order:
- What Moves the Dead, Ursula Vernon
- Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman
- The Battle for Syria, Christopher Phillips
- Flashman and the Redskins, George MacDonald Fraser
In no particular order:
- What Moves the Dead, Ursula Vernon
- Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman
- The Battle for Syria, Christopher Phillips
- Flashman and the Redskins, George MacDonald Fraser
Thomas Roke
I think there's events in everyone's lives that a compelling author can turn into a book. I care nothing about golf, but when George Macdonald Fraser wrote about it in Macauslan, I was hooked - likewise with his descriptions of cricket in Flashman's Lady, a sport that to this day I don't know the rules to. Likewise, when Steven Pressfield wrote about long range trucking Government Cheese, or Stephen King about Little League Baseball.
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