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Fergus McNeill

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Mystery & Thrillers, Historical Fiction

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Fergus McNeill has been creating computer games since the early eighties, when he started writing interactive fiction titles. Over the following years he became well-known in the industry, both for his own content, and his adaptations of other authors’ material, including working with Terry Pratchett to create the first Discworld game.
Moving from interactive fiction to interactive movie adaptations, Fergus set up and managed the development studio for SCi (now Eidos) where he co-wrote and directed voiceover scripts for a number of games including the award-winning Kingdom O’ Magic.
Now CEO at an iPhone game development studio, Fergus lives in Hampshire. He is 43, married, with a teenage son. Eye Contact is his debut novel, and the first of a ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Fergus McNeill Many years ago, as part of my day job, I was lucky enough to attend a screenwriting seminar with Robert McKee. He's a very astute, very forthright man…moreMany years ago, as part of my day job, I was lucky enough to attend a screenwriting seminar with Robert McKee. He's a very astute, very forthright man, although most of us weren't aware of this at the time.
Early in the seminar, he asked, "Who wants to know about dealing with writer's block?"
Several hands shot up.
McKee prowled across the stage and gazed out over the audience.
"The thing about writer's block is... there's no such thing." A hush fell across the room. McKee paused, letting that sink in, then delivered the hammer blow. "There's lack of research, or lack of talent. Which is your problem?"
All the hands went down.

It sounds harsh, but he went on to explain that, if you can't write a particular scene and make it interesting, if you can't make it real, then it means you probably don't know it well enough.
Years later, when I was working on my first novel, I remembered this, and started writing "on-location" - walking where my characters walk, and trying to see everything through their eyes. It's like stepping onto the film-set of my story, and it always burns the writer's block away.(less)

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	Up Close And Fatal 4.42 avg rating — 508 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eye Contact 3.56 avg rating — 341 ratings — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Broken Fall 3.64 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cut Out 4.05 avg rating — 126 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Knife Edge 3.77 avg rating — 112 ratings — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ashes of America 3.82 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Probation: 12 Essential Questions by Fergus McNeill (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ioan Durnescu (Editor), Rene Butter (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Reducing Reoffending by Fergus McNeill (Goodreads Author), Bill Whyte 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	[Eye Contact] (By: Fergus McNeill) [published: April, 2014] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I've had a number of people enquiring about signed books, or even just a way to purchase books directly rather than through Amazon.

I'm pleased to say that I'm now in a position to offer copies of some of my titles, signed or otherwise. Currently, the available titles are as follows: