Ask the Author: Josephine Gabriel-Barrett
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Josephine Gabriel-Barrett
I'm working on my MA dissertation at the moment which will form part of a book involving my memories of nature and landscape through nearly fifty years.
Josephine Gabriel-Barrett
There are so many characters waiting to get out of my head that as usual I'm working on two projects. One is a YA fantasy novel, that I started many years ago that is gradually making it's way to the finish line. The other is my first attempt at a 'normal' book (set in modern day, not even a snippet of fantasy or Sci Fi). It's a novel close to my heart about relationships, memories, and uncertainty.
Josephine Gabriel-Barrett
That's a tricky question for me because I've never experienced writer's block. If I'm feeling uninspired I know I need to go on an adventure. I visit National Trust properties, I listen to other people's conversations (discreetly), I look at paintings in galleries. I read all the time, particularly authors that inspire me. I have a very visual imagination so films inspire me to write too; and I pay attention to my dreams. Often I invent a character who has to deal with one of my own problems, then I can explore my options, and look at issues from a different view point.
Josephine Gabriel-Barrett
The opening paragraph of the book is a dream that I actually had; but the main idea stems from long childhood car journeys. I was always told to look out of the window to stop feeling car sick, so I would imagine that the natural world was taking over the roads and buildings.
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