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Sam McColl

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Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

Sam McColl Good question. Without giving it much thought The Time Traveller's Wife springs to mind - it was so sad when he went, the whole thing was so clever an…moreGood question. Without giving it much thought The Time Traveller's Wife springs to mind - it was so sad when he went, the whole thing was so clever and sad, and touching and genius. I believed in this couple, in the crazy unlikeliness of the whole thing. I believed in the way they behaved - the way they loved and fought, finally caught up with each other, the pain and joy of it all and the terrible loss - I really did. I only read it once, I'm not sure I really understood it all, but I still think about it. And I never even liked the cover. My husband and I are designing a new jacket for Shuffle and title, and bring it out in paperback - I think about how much I disliked the cover of the Time Travellers Wife and how much I loved the book, and wonder why it matters so much :) This is going to be on my mind now, so I'll be picking it up again when I think of others, but for now - I hope this is food for thought - what is yours? (less)

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Sam McColl I don't like to label days when I might only write a few words - writing a good novel is sooo hard, I'd rather write nothing and do a bit of editing, …moreI don't like to label days when I might only write a few words - writing a good novel is sooo hard, I'd rather write nothing and do a bit of editing, than imagine I am blocked. I've never gone along with the 1,000 words a day - it's arbitrary - a little good, relevant writing is to me worth far far more.

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Wow. That view. Soo inspiring! Not.

I live by the sea, in a hut perched above mature native woodland. It is spring. Just now the woods are a sumptuous blend of purple bluebells, wild white garlic, and delicate spring leaves of every shade of green against a wash of blues. In winter the sea glitters through naked trees, the pools of silver light on gunmetal water a gasp of delight.

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