Ask the Author: Irene Mathias
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Irene Mathias
Years ago my best friend always wanted to spend the night in a haunted house. I started to think what that would be like - not spending the night, but actually plucking up the courage to get yourself through that door and under what circumstances would you take that step into the unknown. That's how The Short Straw came about.
Irene Mathias
Anything inspires me. It could be a snippet of a conversation, the name of a song, something I see, or it could be a fragment of a memory or something I have dreamt about. In other words ... anything!
Irene Mathias
The best thing about being a writer is that you can become someone else, even if it's only for the turn of a page.
Irene Mathias
Read, write and write some more. Never give up and never take constructive criticism personally.
Irene Mathias
I like to talk things out with myself! I find talking out loud helps, but it's my answers back to myself that really help solve the problem ... sometimes.
Other than that, I focus on another area to take the focus of the blockage. A little bit of mind-space makes a huge difference.
Other than that, I focus on another area to take the focus of the blockage. A little bit of mind-space makes a huge difference.
Irene Mathias
I'd go to J K Rowling's Wizarding World. I'd love to be a pupil at Hogwarts - I'm a Gryffindor of course and I'd love to study enchantments!
Irene Mathias
I'm working on a few things, including a spooky YA novel that is a continuation of The Short Straw
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