Chapter 8 - Happy Halloween
I started creating stories long before I could write, dolls
and teddy bears acted out scenes from my imagination. I used to play with Star Wars Figures – I had
a rather obsessed older brother, in fact he still is – so I guess as he never
grew out of his Star Wars obsession, I never grew out of my obsession with
storytelling. My ability to tell stories
and the ways in which I tell them has adapted over the years.
I was at a lecture given by the author Anne Cleeves
recently, she said she realised at an early age her mind worked differently to
others and that she’d come to realise that is what made her a writer. That struck a chord with me, I’ve always been
a little different and that applies to how I think to. Anne Cleeves described it as having a running
narrative in her mind, describing everything she saw as though transcribing a
novel in her head. For me it’s like a
living a movie running in my head, I’m always a step away from real life as
though watching it rather than being part of it.
So, a couple of years ago I published my first novel, having
been writing so long I figured it was about time I did something about all the
stories in my head rather than waiting for someone else to discover them.
Which is really the point of this post, while that book
wasn’t my starting point; I’ve written several others that remain unpublished
it has been part of the evolution of my writing style. When I was writing it the mythical world was
so real in my head you could almost touch it, smell it, and believe in it.
This book helped me to develop the process I’m describing
for The Poppy Garden, the casting element is very similar and I have a dream
cast in my head, I have several synopsis worked out, character profiles
etc.
This book has now been in print and e-book since January
2012, so this Halloween I’m giving away free e-books via Amazon.
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