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Bill Aitken So far, I have not experienced it. And, you know, I think it's less likely to hit the writer of historical fiction, since you have a known framework w…moreSo far, I have not experienced it. And, you know, I think it's less likely to hit the writer of historical fiction, since you have a known framework within which to work. To be candid, my biggest problem is getting down to the work after a hard day's grind!(less)
Bill Aitken Playing around in a world that's far away with characters that you begin to recognise as though you had actually met them. For those of you who have r…morePlaying around in a world that's far away with characters that you begin to recognise as though you had actually met them. For those of you who have read Blackest, you will remember the scene where Henry Farmer first enters the book, stumbling in through the door trying to get out of his lab coat. When I was writing that screen, he came in exactly like that, fully formed, as though I was watching it on a movie.

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The Plot for Blackest of Lies

Hi Folks,

Firstly, let me say that I am NOT the Bill Aitken who writes travel books about India! Oddly enough, I am a Scotsman like him and was born about 30 miles away from where he was born. Very strange.

But, even although you were expecting the other guy, stop a while and let me tell you about Blackest.

I first got the idea for Blackest of Lies (BoL) when I was serving with NATO in Norway. I was Read more of this blog post »
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