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Ask the Author: C.S. Quinn

“I'll be answering questions about The Thief Taker for the next two weeks! You can also find out some of my inspiration at my blog - Real Life Zombies in London (http://www.thethieftaker.com/blog/)” C.S. Quinn

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I am loving The Thief Taker and am very happy to hear there will be a sequel. No questions, just gratitude for the well-crafted world and characters and an engrossing read. ? .
C.S. Quinn Thanks very much! Great to hear
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Hi, love your books. Can you tell me when your next one is coming out.? Thanks
C.S. Quinn Thanks so much! Next book, The Changeling Murders, is out now
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I have not read the book yet so I do not know if the character is a detective.Is the character a detective?
C.S. Quinn :) yes! (In a way!) The character is a thief taker, so a detective before there were detectives, if you see what I mean!
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How do you deal with writer’s block?
C.S. Quinn I'm of the Stephen King school of thought. I turn up to work every day at 9am sharp and write until I reach my word count. Now all I need, is to be as talented as Stephen King…;)
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What’s the best thing about being a writer?
C.S. Quinn So may things! As Terry Pratchett says, it really is the most fun you can have on your own.
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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?
C.S. Quinn Use the self publishing route to test out your writing. It completely transformed the commercial appeal of my writing when I put a publisher's hat on, and really considered what would sell a book to readers. You also get feedback from your actual target audience which is invaluable.
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What are you currently working on?
C.S. Quinn I'm working on the sequel to The Thief Taker - a mystery thriller set in the Great Fire of London. There's lots of action, buildings burning down, lead rooftops melting etc. and it's loads of fun to write.
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How do you get inspired to write?
C.S. Quinn I travel a lot, and developing countries in particular are very inspirational for historical novels. I also do a lot of research at the British Library. And like other readers, I'm fortunate enough to read books by incredible talent. George RR Martin, CJ Sansom, and Dan Brown to name a few.
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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?
C.S. Quinn I always thought the Great Fire of London would be amazing for an action packed mystery thriller. So I wrote that book first, but despite some very near misses, never made it past publication. Then I realised that plague came a year before, and thought what an excellent prequel it could be. The more I researched plague the more inspired I became to write a real-life zombie apocalypse with a murder mystery thrown in...
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