Ask the Author: David Massey
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David Massey
Frankenstein! It's a happy coincidence that this year is the 200th anniversary of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's classic tale so I am really pleased to be launching BONE SURFERS on World Book Day 2018.
David Massey
I have ideas running around my mind a lot of the time. It might be something I have seen or heard or just a random thought. I roll it around in a my head a bit and if it is still there several days and a few cups of coffee later then I take it to the next stage.
David Massey
Well, it is not set in the present day and it is certainly different from the books I have written so far!
David Massey
Just start writing, don't wait until you think you have the perfect idea or the perfect opening chapter.
David Massey
Letting your imagination run wild and then seeing it in print! Also meeting readers who have a story to tell about what a certain book meant to them. Often it is different to what I might have anticipated and that is really cool.
David Massey
Get a big piece of paper and mind map all over it!
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