Ask the Author: Heidi James
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Heidi James
‘How bizarre,’ he said, ‘they honestly believe they’re equal to us.’ The others reached out for me as he locked the door, and I understood.
Heidi James
That's tough... I'd go to Gabriel Garcia Marquez's South America... or Borges' Argentina.
Heidi James
The Gallows Pole by Benjamin Myers, he's a Bluemoose stablemate and brilliant... and I need to read Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, it's sat on my bookshelf for ages...
Heidi James
Everything inspires me! Conversations, other books, writers, stories, films, people watching... I'm always listening, watching, paying attention. Sounds a bit creepy, huh?
Heidi James
Getting to explore and play with ideas, characters and situations...
Heidi James
I'm working on the final draft of So the Doves with my fabulous editor Hetha at Bluemoose Books... I'm at the stage where I'm questioning EVERYTHING about the story! But I'm lucky to have a great editorial team. I'm also just finishing up a short story for Somesuch Stories which is out in October...
Heidi James
Read everything you can get your hands on, keep writing, don't take no for an answer and be prepared to make a mess. You can't create anything if you expect perfection... just write!
Heidi James
I just keep writing... anything. I set myself exercises (like writing a scene from a characters childhood, or a monologue), take notes when I'm out and about, people watch.
I also give myself a break. Maybe I'm too tired, maybe I just need to replenish my poor brain, so then I read, watch films, walk, hang out with friends and family... read some more. I find reading always helps (with most things)
I also give myself a break. Maybe I'm too tired, maybe I just need to replenish my poor brain, so then I read, watch films, walk, hang out with friends and family... read some more. I find reading always helps (with most things)
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