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Phill Featherstone

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in Leeds, The United Kingdom
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Philip Pullman, the Brontë sisters (of course!)

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Phill alternates between writing, drinking coffee, and playing the saxaphone (badly) - not always in that order. He lives in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England with Sally, his wife and partner of more years than they can count.
Phill is the award winning author of a number of novels and short stories. Most are about young people and therefore get the YA tag, but they're enjoyed by readers of all ages, including retirees.
Paradise Girl, Book 1 of Phill's REBOOT trilogy, is set in the northern hills where, amidst the majestic beauty of the rolling moors, a world pandemic consigns a lone young woman to a bleak future. In Book 2, Aftershocks, the twin brother of the heroine of Book 1 sets out to discover the truth behind the infection. REBOOT co

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Phill Featherstone I went to my cupboard. There was no wine left.
Phill Featherstone I've never experienced it - there's simply so much to write about. However, I do know that it's problem that strikes some people, and I think it might…moreI've never experienced it - there's simply so much to write about. However, I do know that it's problem that strikes some people, and I think it might be due to one or other of two things: a drying up of the imagination ('There's nothing new left to say') or a failure in confidence. Maybe for some it's both. For the first one, imagination, there are several things to try. Newspapers and magazines can be wonderful sources of plot and characters and can act as great stimuli. Another approach is to take an existing work by a writer you admire, and redo it. Change the time or location, or the gender of the main character(s), and go from there. It's not plagiarism because as you start to tell the story it will change and become your own. Besides, it worked for Shakespeare! And as has often been said, there are only seven basic plots.
The confidence problem is harder. You have to be pretty arrogant to pour out your words and expect people to give up their money and their time to read them. It's natural to sometimes doubt whether one's material is good enough. I don't think this is a bad thing. A little humility is helpful for a writer and part of the human condition, which after all is what we all write about.(less)
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I Haven't a Clue

I’ve been asked before about ‘writer’s block’ and have been stuck for an answer – the problem being that I don’t know what it is! Sometimes I’ve known where I wanted a story to go but not been sure how to get there, but I don’t think that’s the same thing. I think that ‘writer’s block’ is different.
I’m not bragging here; it’s nothing I deserve any credit for, but I’ve never (since I took up writin Read more of this blog post »
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