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RL StedmanWhat made you interested in writing?

Reading! I’ve always read a lot, but sometimes it’s hard to find a book that’s exactly what you like. That’s what made me start writing – to find a funny, quirky book; something I wanted to read.

Do you have to do a lot of research?

Even though I write fantasy, its important my worlds feel as though they might be real.  I watch a lot of you tube videos – especially ones about knife fighting and archery. I read a lot of books, too. I have pinned links to some of my research material on my Pinterest boards, so if you’re interested in archery and so on, take a look. They’re pretty cool!

What would you say to unpublished writers?

Read. Read a lot. Read the great books, the old books that people still love and discuss, not just the fast-moving books at the bookstore. Learn the craft of writing – I have some tips set out in my blog.
And write, of course.

Will you read my manuscript/book/article?

No. I’m not trained as an editor or an assessor. And I am seriously time-poor. Better to get someone qualified.

Who are your favourite authors?

Here’s a list of the top fifteen. (I tried to cut this to ten, but I just can’t.) I’ve got a top one hundred too, but that would go on a bit. This list isn’t in order; these folk move around depending on new books that I find and the mood I’m in.

  • William Gibson
  • Patricia McKillip
  • Neal Stephenson
  • Neil Gaiman
  • JRR Tolkien (how could a fantasy writer not have JRR?)
  • Terry Pratchett
  • Ursula Le Guin
  • Diana Wynne Jones
  • Roald Dahl
  • CS Lewis
  • Edith Nesbit
  • Connie Willis
  • Douglas Adams
  • Sherri S Tepper
  • JK Rowling

 

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