Ask the Author: Rebecca Muddiman
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Rebecca Muddiman
Being able to spend my days daydreaming and living in the fictional worlds in my head. Being able to read all day "for work".
Rebecca Muddiman
Spend as much time (if not more) reading as you do writing, and read widely. Try to write as often as you can, even if it's just a few lines a day. Always carry a notebook for ideas. And don't give up! Being a good writer is important but so is luck. You never know when the person who will love your work will appear so keep trying. Keep sending your work out, keep entering competitions, and have faith in yourself.
Rebecca Muddiman
I'm currently working on something very different to my previous books - a historical novel based on the life of twelfth century philosopher Peter Abelard.
Rebecca Muddiman
I find a lot of inspiration comes from reading - fiction, non-fiction, newspapers. Sometimes it can be direct, such as the Madeleine McCann story inspiring me to write Stolen. But sometimes it can just spark a vague idea or a what if? Finding ideas isn't the hard part, it's developing them into something bigger that takes time.
Rebecca Muddiman
A few years ago I lived in a flat and had very noisy neighbours. One night I heard them arguing and it sounded as though things were getting out of hand. I didn't know what to do - should I go up there? Should I call the police? In the end, things settled down, but t he question kept nagging me - at what point should we get involved?
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