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Simon Brading

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From a very young age, Simon Brading was in no doubt that he wanted to be a writer. Life got in the way a bit, though, and it was thirty years before he sat down and put pen to paper.
Less than a decade later he has more than twenty books published in various genres of fiction (sci-fi, steampunk, time travel, ballet...) and has no intention of being slowed down by anything except his son's demands on his time.
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Simon Brading It's hard to get writer's block when you are so excited about what you write about as I am. It's like when I was a kid at school, I'd do the assignmen…moreIt's hard to get writer's block when you are so excited about what you write about as I am. It's like when I was a kid at school, I'd do the assignments in English class but then write other stories on top of that, stories that just flowed out of me onto the paper, it was easy because I wanted to write them.
There are of course occasions when I get stuck on a piece of plot and don't know how to proceed, but I have an easy solution for that - I do a Spinning class! There's just something about the repetitive motion that frees my mind, it's like an active meditation, I concentrate on where I am in the plot and the answers (usually) just come to me.(less)
Simon Brading It really depends if your original plan is there to lead you into another book. If you go with the flow and end up somewhere different will it make th…moreIt really depends if your original plan is there to lead you into another book. If you go with the flow and end up somewhere different will it make the rest of the series (if it is a series) harder to write?
Personally I never really make a plan. I have a start point and an approximate end point and then I let the characters get there how they want.
I would say go with the flow, at least for a while, and if it takes you somewhere that is better than what you had thought of originally then so much the better, if not you can always go back and rewrite.(less)
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NEW RELEASE

The next book in the Misfit Squadron series will be released on 30th March and is available for pre-order now.

https://mybook.to/MediterraneanDivision

The 12th book in the series, it is the penultimate full-size novel.

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“I think, no, I know that you are special, but some kind of saviour?’ She grinned and slapped him, none too lightly, on the cheek. ‘You’re not the Messiah, you’re a very naughty boy.”
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“I think, no, I know that you are special, but some kind of saviour?’ She grinned and slapped him, none too lightly, on the cheek. ‘You’re not the Messiah, you’re a very naughty boy.”
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