Today I’m writing about the research process at Me and My Big Mouth, the blog of Scott Pack (late of Waterstone’s; now of the Friday Project). If you think learning Russian for the Saskia Brandt novels is impressive, wait until you hear about the ice-cream I had to eat for Proper Job.
When I wrote Déjà Vu, I wasn’t sure if it was any good. Certainly, it was 120,000 of sustained narrative and kept me entertained, but I couldn’t be sure about the effect on other people. Turns out they liked it. The novel I wrote after Déjà Vu was a very different one: a coming-of-age comedy [...]
John Baker is a UK-based author. He’s been blogging since 2002, which makes him a chap with uncommon staying power. He has published nine novels, the latest of these being Winged with Death (Flambard), a story set in modern-day York and Montevideo of the early 1970s.