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Stuart Haddon

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in Glasgow, The United Kingdom

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Mystery & Thrillers, Short Stories, Fiction

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October 2011

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Stuart was born and educated in Scotland. His first novel, The Butterfly & The Bull was written while walking his dog on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. After self-publishing in October 2011, he went on to write a sequel, Flight of the Butterfly, which was self-published in 2014. He has also written several short stories and a number of poems. He is presently working on his third novel.
Stuart loves to sail, spend time with his wife Juli and their family and go for walks with his dog, Heather.
He lives in Freeport, Maine.

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Stuart Haddon By becoming emotionally involved in the work in progress. Establishing a relationship with the characters and empathy with the locations is part of th…moreBy becoming emotionally involved in the work in progress. Establishing a relationship with the characters and empathy with the locations is part of that process.(less)

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Stuart Haddon After writing two thrillers, I decided it was time to write a literary novel. I wanted it to be set in my native Scotland and I wanted it to deal with…moreAfter writing two thrillers, I decided it was time to write a literary novel. I wanted it to be set in my native Scotland and I wanted it to deal with coming of age, community and nationhood. Because my previous novels were mildly post-apocalyptic, I found myself drawn to that context again. I also had a starting place in mind - a tiny village under a mountain in the north west of Scotland. The novel took shape from that beginning and I'm now on chapter ten.(less)

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Dystopia, and Other Maladies

The genesis of Novel Number One, The Butterfly & The Bull, involved a sandy shore on the Chesapeake Bay, a beach hut, and a man running down a ravine. The story grew from that image, extending backwards in time to a beginning and forwards to an end. Early on in the process, it developed a dystopian tinge. I needed a backdrop to explain why the man was on the run. The dissolution of democratic, fin

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