Ask the Author: V.M. Devine
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V.M. Devine
Mike's Response: Manifold I guess. For the Fiction that I am engaged with, it is the experience and the excitement of creativity. For the Non-Fiction (theology) it is the sense of awe and wonder in the process of discovery. Feynman said about theoretical physics that if he found himself unable to teach on an aspect (and yes, that did happen to the genius Richard Feynman) it showed him that he had not fully understood it himself. I find in the process of writing theology that I discover depths of understanding which I had missed during the studying/reading phase.
V.M. Devine
Mike's response: The setting came from the place where I grew up. As kids we used to play in the James Joyce Tower in Dublin, Ireland - this was long before it was restored to the formal museum it is today.
The plot and characters were drawn from my own personal journey of life which encompassed living in Ireland, Nigeria, England and South Africa. The plot-approach is based upon my reading of Agatha Christie and PD James.
The fabric of the book - both in terms of characters and mood/tone comes from reading everything from James Joyce to Richard Feynman, and Charles Taylor (the Canadian philosopher) to the Letter to the Hebrews in the New Testament!
The plot and characters were drawn from my own personal journey of life which encompassed living in Ireland, Nigeria, England and South Africa. The plot-approach is based upon my reading of Agatha Christie and PD James.
The fabric of the book - both in terms of characters and mood/tone comes from reading everything from James Joyce to Richard Feynman, and Charles Taylor (the Canadian philosopher) to the Letter to the Hebrews in the New Testament!
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