FAQ

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.Here I will try to answer any questions I have been asked. Please email me if you have one.

General

Q. Where do you get your ideas?

A. I don't know! Ideas are hard for me to come by, sometimes i have dreams that i then turn into stories, other times i will see something on Tv, or hear a song, and get an idea that i can expand into something else. With novels i tend to just write and see what comes out, with no real idea of where anything is going until i get there.

Q. Is writing hard work?

A. It can be. When I get stuck, and can't think how to progress, or an idea isn't coming out properly, then it can be a real struggle. It's also hard when I'm just not in the mood! But when I am, and i have an idea that excites me, then the whole thing flows and it's fairly easy.

Until i start editing!

Ellenessia's Curse Series

Q. How long did it take to write?

A long time. I had the basic first book done in a year, then spent a good few years editing it. Book 2 is still underdevelopment, (two years after starting it) as i have changed the start a good few times, and looks like it may taken another year to complete, before i can start the final book.

Q. You speak of Court life, the backstabbing, the gossiping, etc. You speak of the meals, the courtiers, the rituals. Did all of this come from your imagination? From your degree? From just living there? (The uk)

A. I think part of it came from a general assumption that that was how life at Court operated, but I also learnt a lot while studying Tudor and Stuart history. A lot of scheming went on there, with often brutal end results, and I saw no reason why this wouldn't have happened in my medieval fantasy-esque setting. Power and position is attractive to many, but not easily attained and people will do whatever they have to to get what they want, something that hasn't really changed now.

Q. Will you be writing more in this universe?

A. Yes, at least, I hope so. I would like to write a collection of short stories set in this world that are stories that the characters from the series know. I would also like to write two more series, a prequel and a sequel to this one.