![]() Is there a book you wish you had written?įrankenstein by Mary Shelley: Sometimes-rarely-it happens that a character cuts the umbilical cord that binds it to its creator and wanders out into the world alone. We can only really imagine ourselves doing what we have seen people like us do, so Emily Starr and her struggles became enormously important to me. I discovered her at the age of 11 or 12 when I’d decided I wanted to write and I fell in love with the book because it made writing as a career seem possible. Montgomery: This is the middle volume of a trilogy about a young orphan, Emily Starr, who is sent to say with her Great Aunt Elizabeth. What was the first book you fell in love with?Įmily Climbs by L.M. That way, if the Muse does decide to pay you a visit, at least she’ll know where to find you. Resist! You’ve got to turn up, on time, at the blank page or screen, and then just stay there. Not just getting up to make endless cups of coffee either-even cleaning out the cupboard under the sink seems suddenly a fun thing to do. ![]() It’s extraordinary how, if a piece of writing is going badly-and sometimes even when it’s going well-other activities become steadily more attractive. ![]() What’s the best writing advice you’ve ever received? Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls is now available. ![]()
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