Ask the Author: James Benmore
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James Benmore
Enthusiastic readers, by a mile.
James Benmore
I honestly can't remember wanting to be anything other than a writer.
James Benmore
The idea for `Dodger of the Revolution' came out of a discarded subplot from `Dodger of the Dials.' I was going to send him to Paris for just a few chapters when it became apparent that this adventure was big enough for its own book. I was very attracted to the idea of taking him out of his precious London and dumping him in an unfamiliar place during a particularly dangerous period in French history.
James Benmore
If you can write about people, you can write about anything.
James Benmore
Lately I've been listening to music much more while I write and I find this helps me get in the zone of my story. I've been finding a signature tune for every scene and I've been surprised at how immersive I've found it. The `Ask for Mercy' soundtrack I've been building on Spotify is very large and eclectic by now and features Ella Fitzgerald, Kylie Minogue, Elvis Costello, Ghostpoet, Bowie and Lana Del Ray among others.
James Benmore
I'm currently half way through the first novel in a brand new crime series called `Ask for Mercy.'
Set in present day London, it's about a young woman who returns from five years abroad to investigate the murder of her estranged father. Hoping to send it out to publishers later this year.
Set in present day London, it's about a young woman who returns from five years abroad to investigate the murder of her estranged father. Hoping to send it out to publishers later this year.
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