Ask the Author: Ian Shimwell
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Ian Shimwell
Hi Robert, Sorry about taking a awful long time to reply! My Sherlock Holmes Scripts have been made into successful audiobooks. They could in theory be made into plays, radio plays, even a television series. Because Sherlock Holmes is out of copyright, there are no restrictions apart from my own copyright rights. Thanks for your question, Ian.
Ian Shimwell
Finish off the intriguing 'Into the Water'. I might then read 'The Power' a radical novel about women being the stronger sex! I may then return to one of my all time favourite novels, 'This Perfect Day' by Ira Levin.
Ian Shimwell
A situation at work occurred when person and persons unknown rearranged a colleagues particulars on her desk, probably as some sort of joke. However the reaction of the 'victim' was one of great upset and not funny at all. I thought about using this as starter for one of my 'Armchair Detectives' but have since dismissed the idea because the overall narrative process of 'The Armchair Detective' now points away from the more random mysteries to a structured approach.
Ian Shimwell
I think I'm going to say Lois and Clark (from 'Lois and Clark The New Adventures of Superman') because their exhilarating and playful banter could be biting, flirting, affectionate, condescending, professional and argumentative in the space of Clark simply moving those glasses slightly - great disguise, by the way!
Ian Shimwell
Hi 'the cat',
I am related to John Shimwell, but he wasn't a microbiologist and neither am I related to Olive Shimwell - I might check her mysteries out though.
Are you a Shimwell by any chance?
Regards,
Ian.
I am related to John Shimwell, but he wasn't a microbiologist and neither am I related to Olive Shimwell - I might check her mysteries out though.
Are you a Shimwell by any chance?
Regards,
Ian.
Ian Shimwell
Write your story your way but have in mind the general rules of storytelling for you to disregard if there's a very good reason.
Ian Shimwell
Being so involved with the storyline and characters. Sometimes it's as if they have a life of their own
Ian Shimwell
Just keep on thinking and keep on writing.
Ian Shimwell
I loved writing stories at school and it kind of went on from there.
Ian Shimwell
The next Classic Scripts, 'The Tudor Turmoil'. Could a fool save King Henry VIII..?
Ian Shimwell
A book called 'Stage Fright' gave me the initial inspiration for 'The Armchair Detective In London'.
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