Ask the Author: Margaret Walker
“I'll be answering questions about my first novel, His Most Italian City, 2019 Penmore Press, from today.”
Margaret Walker
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Margaret Walker
Hi Louisa,
I live in Sydney. Email: mwalker.istra@gmail.com
I love genealogy. I have used all sort of things over the years.
I'm off to work today but I'll be home tomorrow.
I look forward to hearing from you.
All the best,
Margaret
I live in Sydney. Email: mwalker.istra@gmail.com
I love genealogy. I have used all sort of things over the years.
I'm off to work today but I'll be home tomorrow.
I look forward to hearing from you.
All the best,
Margaret
Margaret Walker
The sequel of the latest novel. In other words, the second one after this.
Margaret Walker
Do it for yourself. Don't worry about other people.
Margaret Walker
Getting out of the world.
Margaret Walker
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(view spoiler)[These may sound contradictory.
1. If stuck, get away from the computer. Walk the dog, go for a run. Do something else, in other words.
2. Metaphorically turn yourself inside out whilst remaining at the computer. Switch everything inside yourself off and go with the flow. It's a bit hard to explain but, if you do this and then write without thinking for five minutes or so, you can often tap into something you weren't aware was there.
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1. If stuck, get away from the computer. Walk the dog, go for a run. Do something else, in other words.
2. Metaphorically turn yourself inside out whilst remaining at the computer. Switch everything inside yourself off and go with the flow. It's a bit hard to explain but, if you do this and then write without thinking for five minutes or so, you can often tap into something you weren't aware was there.
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Margaret Walker
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(view spoiler)[The psychiatrist comforted him with the assurance that the evil came from within himself. Once he discovered that it entered from the outside, he knew he would be looking over his shoulder for the remainder of his days - and nights. (hide spoiler)]
Margaret Walker
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(view spoiler)[I would go to the world of my book, Istria 1928. I used my family in the novel, and I would like to meet them. (hide spoiler)]
Margaret Walker
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(view spoiler)[I wrote it during a difficult year and I suppose, living in the story world became cathartic. I write best when I'm stressed. When I write I can go deep into myself, then everything that is happening around me doesn't seem so bad. (hide spoiler)]
Margaret Walker
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(view spoiler)[I am adopted. I have been researching my roots my whole life. The novel began as a short story to record the information about my biological family in Fascist Italy.
At about the same time, I went on a submarine tour in Freemantle ('Terror on the High Seas' mwalkeristra.blogspot.com/). I simply had to have a submarine in my novel and the rest, as they say, is history. (hide spoiler)]
At about the same time, I went on a submarine tour in Freemantle ('Terror on the High Seas' mwalkeristra.blogspot.com/). I simply had to have a submarine in my novel and the rest, as they say, is history. (hide spoiler)]
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