Ask the Author: Helen Davis
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Helen Davis
Hi Mark. I think the decision was probably based on the fact that I am an Orkney resident.
Helen Davis
Never alcohol when I'm writing. I tend to carry multiple notebooks around in case a character starts talking in my head. That's how many of the scenes come to me - as dialogue. I mostly drink tea during the working day. Coffee is a treat I reserve for special moments. To be honest if the words are flowing then I forget to eat or drink. (But I make up for it later!)
Helen Davis
Retreating into the world of my own creation. It's a lonely pursuit and takes a lot of discipline and commitment so if the prospect of living inside your own head doesn't appeal, then writing is not for you.
Helen Davis
I always wrote stuff from when I was a kid. I loved English essays set for homework.
Helen Davis
All my books are sparked by some real-life event or experience.
Helen Davis
Don't just sit there. Do it! You have to write to be a writer. Write anything. Just do it. There is no perfect time or place to write.
Helen Davis
There's probably no such thing. Whenever I get stuckl, the work isn't flowing, I do something else - watch a movie, read, go for a walk. I find that the only thing standing in my way is usually myself and my own judgements about my writing.
Helen Davis
I am in the early stages of a novel set in Orkney about a washed-up writer who yearns for a 'proper' life in London.
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