Ask the Author: Ian Chapman
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Ian Chapman
Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Unsentimental writing that sets up some excellent scenes. Austen knew how to make her characters real.
Ian Chapman
Reading really great fiction. Good books remind me of what I want to achieve and how wonderful it is to immerse myself in the imaginary world of a creative person.
Ian Chapman
First draft of book three of the Northumbrian Western series. This one is titled Blasphemous Isle and I'm 30,000 words into it. Although there is a rough plan I'm not sure where it is going.
Ian Chapman
Write, read and do interesting stuff. Then write some more.
Ian Chapman
I have my own world I can drop into after a dull day at work or too long spent with boring people.
Ian Chapman
I allow myself to work on other creative projects. I have a decent digital SLR and a cheap guitar and keyboard so when I can't write I take photos or make (bad) music. Often this bounces me back into the writing.
Ian Chapman
Burnt Horizon, and the other Northumbrian Westerns, fell out of a few crazy ideas in a northern pub back in 2008 and were built upon with research work for a PhD in Creative Writing at Lancaster University.
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