Neil J Hart's Blog, page 5
October 19, 2013
Interview October 2013
Quick Start
What is your motto or maxim?
NjH: “You should be writing!”
How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
NjH: Get up, read books, write books, eat, sleep.
Questions About Books and Writing
Who are your favourite authors?
NjH: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Clive Barker, Douglas Coupland, JRR Tolkien, George RR Martin
What are your 5 favourite books of all time?
NjH: The Two Towers, Generation X, Ready Player One, American Gods, His Dark Materials.
Is there a book you love to reread?
NjH:...
October 4, 2013
Book One Cover Artwork
Having returned from an excellent holiday in Somerset, I’ve been looking at the cover artwork for Book One of The Madison Chronicles and think it might need a new approach. I’ve been looking at a few other designs for books in the same genre and readership including City of Bones, The Immortal Rules, Shadow and Bone, Switched etc. which have a distinct style.
Does my initial design fit within these same parameters? Does it feel like it fits with this genre and readership? And, more importantly...
September 6, 2013
Writing Update April 2015
Each of the five books in the series is written about the Madison family; Michael and Larissa, and their three children; Natalie, Sadie and Joshua. They live in a marvelous house, at the top of a winding street, that overlooks the Shadow Valley and the River Myr.
Book one, Sadie Madison and the Boy In The Crimson Scarf focuses on Sadie Madison, a twelve-year-old girl wh...
Writing Update Sept 2013
So, I’m almost there. I’ve almost finished my second novel. Book One of The Madison Chronicles : The Girl Who Could Not Forget.
Each of the five books is written about the Madison family; Michael and Celene, and their three children; Natalie, Sadie and Joshua. They live in a marvelous house, at the top row of a winding street, that overlooks the Shadow Valley and the River Myr. Book One: The Girl Who Could Not Forget focuses on Sadie Madison, a ten-year-old girl who cannot forget a single thin...
August 31, 2013
Fighting Fantasy
As a child I hated reading. Really hated it. I couldn’t think of anything worse. I’m sure I was even guilty of saying, “What’s the point in reading a book when you can watch the film?” These days I’ll stop myself from watching a film, or seeing any of the trailers or promo imagery from a film, if I’m really keen to plough through the pages of the book first. There’s nothing worse than having a famous Hollywood face in your head as you read, creating and imagining the characters and scenes of...
