Ask the Author: Piers Alexander
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Piers Alexander
Rice Krispies on the telly
Piers Alexander
Niall Ferguson's History of the British Empire had a footnote that led me to the Maroons of Jamaica... it led on from there.
Piers Alexander
Taking risks.
Going new places.
Having fun.
Dodging responsibilities.
And I wake up full of thoughts every day anyway.
Going new places.
Having fun.
Dodging responsibilities.
And I wake up full of thoughts every day anyway.
Piers Alexander
Cimarron (working title) - the sequel to The Bitter Trade - and I'm researching Jamaica in 1692 right now to add some spice to the first draft.
Piers Alexander
Write every day if possible.
For a lot of writers, that means doing it first thing - getting up early, shutting out the people and animals you care about, and sitting at your desk for an hour, three hours, 1000 words - and don't leave until you're done. You can leave early if you're done!
And remember to live - if you think about writing all the time then you probably won't have much to write about...
For a lot of writers, that means doing it first thing - getting up early, shutting out the people and animals you care about, and sitting at your desk for an hour, three hours, 1000 words - and don't leave until you're done. You can leave early if you're done!
And remember to live - if you think about writing all the time then you probably won't have much to write about...
Piers Alexander
Lighting a candle, turning off the internet and letting myself float back in time to the seventeenth century.
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