Ask the Author: Joe Craig
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Joe Craig
For a couple of years I was working on a superhero movie for an American producer. We went through several rewrites and it was a long process. Ultimately it didn't go into production, so I moved on to the next project. So I haven't written an 'produced' movies yet. The sad thing is I ended up having to take the producer to court to get some of my fee! The good news is, I won in court. The bad news is... she still hasn't paid me! So that brouhaha slowed me down a bit but I'm onto the next thing now and I hope it'll all come out well.
Thanks for the question and I'm sorry it took me so long to answer! I only just found this part of my goodreads page. I'll pay more attention to it in future!
Thanks for the question and I'm sorry it took me so long to answer! I only just found this part of my goodreads page. I'll pay more attention to it in future!
Joe Craig
Thanks, Kenneth, that's really lovely to hear. Hope you enjoy the series. Keep reading and spreading the word and I hope one day there will be movies or a TV series based on the Jimmy Coates stories.
Joe Craig
Hi Aimee, thanks for the question and I'm sorry I only just saw it, eleven months later! Wow, I should keep a closer eye on this part of my page.
Anyway...
Yes, Jimmy is 11 in the first book in the series and has his 12th birthday in book 4 (JC: Sabotage). I put him at that age for a few different reasons. Mainly, I feel like 11/12 was the age when I first started becoming 'myself', in a weird way. For example, it's when I first started playing the piano, which involved finding out about myself in a similar way to Jimmy in the first book, though the skills Jimmy discovers are obviously very different and a bit more sinister than being able to play the piano! I was also thinking about readers being able to imagine themselves in the role of Jimmy. I wanted people to feel like the story could happen to them, tonight. Or now. Someone could knock on YOUR door and tell your parents they've come for you.
I was also influenced by Harry Potter, of course, who starts off aged 11 in his series.
So lots of reasons came together.
Anyway...
Yes, Jimmy is 11 in the first book in the series and has his 12th birthday in book 4 (JC: Sabotage). I put him at that age for a few different reasons. Mainly, I feel like 11/12 was the age when I first started becoming 'myself', in a weird way. For example, it's when I first started playing the piano, which involved finding out about myself in a similar way to Jimmy in the first book, though the skills Jimmy discovers are obviously very different and a bit more sinister than being able to play the piano! I was also thinking about readers being able to imagine themselves in the role of Jimmy. I wanted people to feel like the story could happen to them, tonight. Or now. Someone could knock on YOUR door and tell your parents they've come for you.
I was also influenced by Harry Potter, of course, who starts off aged 11 in his series.
So lots of reasons came together.
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