![]() ![]() It makes it more interesting for you as well, not having everything planned out in a strictly linear fashion. You can/should also write chapters out of order and then rearrange them later. That gave me a finish line to write up to/aim for. In fact, I wrote the last chapter quite early on. I also found it a good idea to not always try to write chronologically. I’ve also found it useful to sometimes switch from typing to handwriting – in fact, there’s a more intimate connection between brain and hand I find – so it’s good to mix your tools up every now and then. I rented a coastal holiday house occasionally, too, for a week here and there: it’s good to get away by yourself without any partner, kids or internet to distract you. I write at a desk in my bedroom – which doubles as my advertising office and also at the kitchen table when nobody else is home. I gave up many weekends and holidays but it was worth it in the end.Ĭan you tell us a little about your writing process? Do you have a special writing ‘space’ or ‘nook’? What do you think is the biggest challenge for writers?įinding the time to do it when you have another full-time, probably less engaging job that’s necessary to putting food on the table and paying the rent or mortgage. (Though I’ve tried to cut down on the plagiarism since then…) That was the beginning of the dream I suppose. When I was five, I copied out a page of the first Bond book, ‘Casino Royale’, handed it to my father and claimed it was my own work. When did you realise that you wanted to be a writer? I’ll leave it up to female readers to decide whether the female characters are convincing or not – but Nadine was by far the most fun to write. It’s like being a medium in a way: you don’t make them up, they make you up. One small thing I was conscious of was to not make the main character, Guy, too much like myself – given we share certain superficial characteristics and activities.īut to be frank, none of the characters was hard to write as they just “came through” me – like water divining. Which character was the most challenging to write? I found The Evil Inside quite a shocking read and I think that was because I was so caught up in Guy and Mia’s story. I am the father of two boys – 18 and 9 – and live in Melbourne, Australia.Īpart from writing, I love reading, movies (old and new) and the enfeebled Carlton football club. But have for decades harboured the insane desire to become a full-time fiction writer. Could you tell us a little about yourself please.Īfter working for advertising agencies in Australia and New York, I now run my own little advertising consultancy. Hi Phil, welcome and thank you very much for agreeing to answer my questions. Today I am delighted to welcome Philip Taffs, author of the fantastic The Evil Inside, to damppebbles for a Q&A.
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