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Fiona McGavin was born and brought up in the Scottish Highlands but now lives just outside Milton Keynes. She has a degree in history from Stirling University and is currently studying (very slowly) for an MA in Creative writing.

As a child her parents surrounded her with books and encouraged her to read and write voraciously. Early influences include Tolkien, Richard Adams and Mary Stewart as well as medieval Scottish history. When she discovered Tad Williams, Stephen King, Storm Constantine and Elizabeth Hand in her early twenties, the nature of her writing took a darker turn.

She has always been interested in folklore, magic and anything spooky or odd and is particularly interested in how folklore and mythologies reinvent themselves to re
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Fiona McGavin I tend to just try and plough through. If it's really bad, I go back and review what I've already written. When I'm really, really stuck, I read - any…moreI tend to just try and plough through. If it's really bad, I go back and review what I've already written. When I'm really, really stuck, I read - anything I get my hands on - and I watch a lot of rubbish on TV. Usually, the block passes, sometimes some very good ideas come out of it. (less)
Fiona McGavin Turning the crazy ideas in my head into characters and places and plots that someone somewhere might be interested in. When I hear that someone has be…moreTurning the crazy ideas in my head into characters and places and plots that someone somewhere might be interested in. When I hear that someone has been entertained by something I've written, that means a lot to me. (less)
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