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Andrew Williams

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Andrew worked as a senior producer on BBC Television's flagship current affairs programmes, Panorama and Newsnight, covering the major stories of the day. In 1997 he moved to BBC Documentaries and spent the next eleven years writing and directing television documentaries and drama documentaries for the BBC and international co-producers, including the award winning series, 'The Battle of the Atlantic'. He has written two best selling histories of the Second World War; 'The Battle of the Atlantic', and 'D-Day to Berlin'. His first novel, 'The Interrogator', was shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Thriller of the Year Award and the Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award, and it was the Daily Mail's debut thriller of 2009. His second, 'To Kill ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Andrew Williams I've always worked to deadlines. I've missed quite a few it's true, but a delivery does concentrate the mind. As you will know, writing isn't just ins…moreI've always worked to deadlines. I've missed quite a few it's true, but a delivery does concentrate the mind. As you will know, writing isn't just inspiration but persistence and perspiration. I'm dogged and would rather write a few sentences a day then do nothing. There are times when I sit and stare at the screen and even a few sentences seems impossible. Then I will walk and escape to the great outdoors. Break throughs always seem to come when I'm moving, walking or running. Sometimes I will look to my favourite authors, too, just to remind myself how they have dealt with narrative challenges. (less)

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Andrew Williams 1. Seeing your book between covers
2. Time you live in the fictional world in your head
3. Sparks at the computer, such as a turn phrase you didn't thin…more1. Seeing your book between covers
2. Time you live in the fictional world in your head
3. Sparks at the computer, such as a turn phrase you didn't think you had in you. Pride in creation perhaps.
4. Praise. It's a lonely business, I don't think I'm the only writer who needs affirmation
It is a privilege but a painful one, because it can be a lonely business. (less)

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Average rating: 3.79 · 1,340 ratings · 147 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	To Kill a Tsar 3.62 avg rating — 391 ratings — published 2010 — 16 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
	Witchfinder 4.01 avg rating — 286 ratings — published 2019 — 8 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
	The Battle Of The Atlantic: The Allies' Submarine Fight Against Hitler's Gray Wolves Of The Sea 3.95 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 2002 — 20 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
	The Interrogator 3.77 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2009 — 9 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
	The Suicide Club 3.50 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2014 — 7 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
	D-Day To Berlin 4.10 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2004 — 8 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
	The Poison Tide 3.73 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2012 — 8 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
	The Prime Minister's Affair 3.49 avg rating — 57 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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A BBC tribute to a wonderfully kind and inspiring man. Not only a great journalist but a great writer. I owed him a huge debt. He helped launch me, reviewing my books, offering encouragement and honest advice, and a platform at festivals. A distinctive, perceptive voice in print; a Scots writer in the tradition of Scott; a life very well lived. I was fortunate to know him.

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