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Crispian Thurlborn

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in The United Kingdom

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Fantasy, Fiction, Horror

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Enid Blyton, Neil Gaiman, Edgar Allan Poe, Susanna Clarke, Haruki Mura ...more

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November 2014

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Crispian Thurlborn is a British author that has spent most of his adult life travelling and working on distant shores.

Much of his writing is done in odd places that vary from stairwells to mountainsides. When not writing, he can probably be found in a pub.

He is currently working on a new novel, 'Glade', whilst living in a hedge in Dublin, Ireland. ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Crispian Thurlborn It's inevitable. Every writer hits slow patches or experiences those moments when their brain decides enough is enough, packs their bags, and tiptoes …moreIt's inevitable. Every writer hits slow patches or experiences those moments when their brain decides enough is enough, packs their bags, and tiptoes out the door leaving a hastily scrawled address and a false phone number.

In the past, I've had writer's block that has lasted months. What I've discovered over the years is that whenever I hit a wall, I get up and walk away from the pen or keyboard and do something else. I try not to let it bother me.

Watch a movie or maybe go for a run. Play a video game or go down the pub. I usually find playing the guitar helps. Anything to take my mind off of the story or scene I was working on.

Sometimes it's just a matter of waiting it out... your brain will come back, wearing a sombrero and clutching a piña colada while sporting a fresh tan. It won't apologise, but it will be ready to return to the grind.(less)

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Crispian Thurlborn The girls. The cars. The money.

Oh, that question was for me? Um. It's probably the uniform. Pyjamas and dressing gown (slippers optional). You don't h…moreThe girls. The cars. The money.

Oh, that question was for me? Um. It's probably the uniform. Pyjamas and dressing gown (slippers optional). You don't have to shave.

You also get recognised in public (even more so if you catch the bus whilst wearing the aforementioned uniform) whenever frequenting pubs or the local café by the slight hunch and the tired, sombre, look chiseled into your face.

Of course, best of all is that warm feeling of accomplishment when you get a personal response from a fellow writer or reader who just 'gets' what the hell you were rambling on about in the first place.(less)

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Remembering to forgetis harder than it sounds… I have a new book. It’s called Exit. It’s out now. Please buy it… That’s what I want to say. The story disapproves of my directness. It wants me to delete the above sentence. I don’t. I won’t. Many authors will tell you that writing … Continue reading EXIT – Book Release → Read more of this blog post »

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Crispian’s Quotes

“A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest.”
― C.S. Lewis

tags: books, children-s-books, reading

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“Can a magician kill a man by magic?” Lord Wellington asked Strange.
Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. “I suppose a magician might,” he admitted, “but a gentleman never could.”
― Susanna Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

tags: gentleman, honor, killing, magic

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“Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss”
― John Milton, Paradise Lost

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“Did you say the stars were worlds, Tess?"
"Yes."
"All like ours?"
"I don't know, but I think so. They sometimes seem to be like the apples on our stubbard-tree. Most of them splendid and sound - a few blighted."
"Which do we live on - a splendid one or a blighted one?"
"A blighted one.”
― Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D’Urbervilles

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“A philosopher once asked, "Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?" Pointless, really..."Do the stars gaze back?" Now, that's a question.”
― Neil Gaiman, Stardust