Ask the Author: Steve Griffin
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Steve Griffin
Hi Lewis, yes! The main characters are Alice Deaton, who has just landed her dream job to prepare an old medieval house for opening up to the public. Also living in the house are Mr and Mrs Smythe-Johnstone, the former owners who have had to transfer their home to the Trust for England - and are a bit resentful about it. And there's quirky George, the gardener, and Fran, who is Alice's (mostly) helpful boss. And finally, there's the ghosts - the woman with the wounded hand, and the boy in the burgundy hood himself - who are part of the mystery Alice has to solve. Luckily, she has a special ability when it comes to ghosts which is going to help her...
Steve Griffin
Great question, Lewis! And harder to answer than you'd think. I've always loved reading and started writing my own stories around 7 or 8 years old. They were adventure stories involving my school mates as characters and they got passed around the class - which showed me one thing I like about writing, which is other people enjoying what I write! But initially I think I write for myself because I love thinking up a great, often flawed, hero, overcoming lots of exciting and often frightening challenges. And I also love the craft of writing, creating good sentences that conjure vivid images in other people's imagination.
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