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Tim Robson

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Tim writes short stories and novels. He was born in the UK and worked for many years in real estate, travel, call centres, technology as well as sales.

Franco's Fiesta is Tim's first published novel and can be found on Amazon in both Kindle and paperback versions.

To learn more about Tim, check out his website www.timrobson.eu

On the website Tim discusses his inspiration for Franco's Fiesta, the main characters, how it was written as well showcasing new work and updating a regular blog.

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Tim Robson I was quite driven to write Franco's Fiesta. Although the idea and some of the opening chapters were written long ago, the main body of the book was w…moreI was quite driven to write Franco's Fiesta. Although the idea and some of the opening chapters were written long ago, the main body of the book was written across 2013.

I gave myself the target of finishing the book by the end of the year and this, along with the passion I felt for the story, helped drive out most instances of writer's block.

I believe that to beat writer's block, the answer is simple; write! This is not as trite as it sounds. Just forcing yourself to write tends to produce two things:

1) It gets you in the habit. Although what you might write may be flat or seemingly useless, I find that sometimes you find a nugget in what you write, a germ of an idea to be explored later or maybe, a killer phrase. Secondly, you can succeed by showing yourself what doesn't work! Next time you will write the scene, chapter, paragraph from another angle.

2) I have found that when I have little inspiration, just forcing myself to write with no expectations often, not always, gets the creative juices flowing. It may take a little while but once you are in the zone, good things come.

I might also add that where, how and when you write also affect your ability to overcome writer's block. So, as an example, for Franco's Fiesta, I deliberately wrote the initial drafts by hand in a Moleskin notebook away from home. Sometimes, staring at a blank laptop screen in your home, does you no good! The pressure combined with the familiarity of the location can work against you. I wrote in bars, on trains; whenever I had a spare moment. This added a level of time restraint (I had somewhere to go, I only had ten minutes etc) and this tended to focus the mind.

I hope this helps. My main advice is, just write!

For further discussion on the writer process, visit my website - www.timrobson.eu(less)
Tim Robson Franco's Fiesta is set in 1970 during the latter part of General Franco's regime. During the last ten years I used to frequently go on holiday to a sm…moreFranco's Fiesta is set in 1970 during the latter part of General Franco's regime. During the last ten years I used to frequently go on holiday to a small village outside Valencia. What was interesting to me was how a normal, western democratic country could have been so recently a one party authoritarian state. I wanted to know more.

I'd also been kicking around an idea for a story that involved characters based on Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in the later stages of their (first) marriage. I wanted to explore the dynamics of a warring celebrity couple who's relationship was clearly disintegrating.

So - I combined the ideas and wrote the story of the making of a film and put it in Franco's Spain. That way I could combined my love of the country - the smells, sights, food - with my love of movie making and the nature of celebrity.

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