Ask the Author: Stephen J. Sweeney
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Stephen J. Sweeney
Definitely Discworld and go exploring.
Stephen J. Sweeney
The man who murdered me said that he would torment me forever. I stand at my funeral, watching my coffin being lowered into the ground and I spy him grinning at me.
Stephen J. Sweeney
It's September, summer's over :)
But I am finishing Watership Down.
But I am finishing Watership Down.
Stephen J. Sweeney
Read a lot and write a lot. That's about it, I suppose.
Stephen J. Sweeney
Right now, nothing..! I only write every now and again. I have ideas for a couple of new books, but they need time to ferment.
Stephen J. Sweeney
I tend to get my ideas from other books and mediums such as video games and TV shows, where I considered what the story might have been like if some elements had been changed up.
Stephen J. Sweeney
I wanted to write a book with a strong female lead; most of the other books had featured men as the main POV so I wanted to do something different. I decided to set ALYSHA in the same world and time period as A NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE.
I tend to describe ALYSHA as "Taken in reverse (the daughter saving the family) by way of LORD OF THE RINGS".
I tend to describe ALYSHA as "Taken in reverse (the daughter saving the family) by way of LORD OF THE RINGS".
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