Describe yourself as a writer in five words.
Living life as a dreamer.
I like the sound of that! Your novel is historical. How long did it take you to research?
It took two years to write the book and I never stopped researching - thankfully
Salisbury (where
the book is based) has a lot of colourful history that is well documented.
You have published as ANON - what were your reasons behind
this?
It went with the storyline (the discovery of a concealed manuscript) and
gave the tale some mystery and maybe a little authenticity (I have had people contact
me believing it all to be true).
When did you realise that you had a novel within you and
was it easy to get out?
This was my fourth novel (the first three were all published under my real
name and also the books I have written since). The first book I wrote as a challenge and it did
flow well as I wrote about a holiday adventure in Crete.
The Spire Chronicle was my biggest challenge
as I wanted to write in a Victorian / Dickensian style and that took some mastering
- it is the book I am most proud of; my 'magnum opus'.
Dream time! Ideal
dinner party, five guests, dead or alive - who would they be?
Marc Bolan, Charles Dickens, Al Pacino, Natalie
Wood, Emma Pierson.
QUICK FIRE ROUND
Planner or Winger?
Winger
Night or Morning?
Morning
Doer or procrastinator?
Procrastinator
Writing/first draft or editing?
Editing
Tea or coffee?
Coffee
Visit Steve's Twitter account for 'The Spire Chronicle' or go to his website or Amazon page to see more of his books. Oh, and if you're ever passing Waterstones in Salisbury ...
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