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Martin Barrett

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Historical Fiction, Holy Grail, Cathar Heretics

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I am a retired Mechanical Engineer living in Arrowtown, New Zealand. Whilst New Zealand is my favorite country, France comes a close second. The idea for my debut book, The Heretics' Revenge, came from both reading various books on the Cathars and their treasure, and from visiting Montsegur itself.
I find many, if not most, books I read are either overly descriptive and padded out as page fillers, or are highly implausible. Strking the right balance is what was always going to be important to me.
Favourite authors are Peter James, Steve Berry, Stephen Leather.
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A fascinating story. I found the background on the Nazi Grail hunter Otto Rahn particularly interesting. I read somewhere that you interviewed someone who had actually met Rahn. If that's true can you tell us a bit about that? (Also, is it true that he was the inspiration for Indiana Jones?)

Martin Barrett Hi Warren,
Thanks for the question. Yes, whilst I was researching the story in Montsegur I sought out Aimee Couquet whose mother ran the hotel that Ott…moreHi Warren,
Thanks for the question. Yes, whilst I was researching the story in Montsegur I sought out Aimee Couquet whose mother ran the hotel that Otto stayed at. Aimee, who was 86 when I met her in 2015, said she last met Otto in 1936 when she was 8 years old. Although she claimed to remember him, most of her knowledge of Otto came from her mother. Amazingly Aimee was, at that time, still managing the rather run-down hotel in Montsegur.
You are correct in suggesting that Indiana Jones was almost certainly inspired by the true story of Otto Rahn and the Nazis. Whilst 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' film stretched credibility, it did have elements of similarity to Otto Rahn's exploits.(less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Martin Barrett There are two ways of getting words written. The first is to consider carefully what you really mean and what you really need to say as concisely as p…moreThere are two ways of getting words written. The first is to consider carefully what you really mean and what you really need to say as concisely as possible. The second way is to let it all tumble out, complete with repetition, redundancies, errors, and verbosity. Not necessarily pretty, but moving forward.
The former approach is much more prone to writer's block. The second way needs a lot of editing but at least keeps things moving and provides a framework for refinement.(less)

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