Bleeding Into My Protagonists

To varying degrees, many authors, particularly those who are genuinely passionate about their craft, invariably put a lot of themselves into their writing, whether it be in terms of their personality informing their characterisation, or their life experiences influencing their plots. I’ve never been one of these writers. In fact, I have always consciously gone out of my way to avoid putting any aspect of myself into my writing. There are a couple of reasons for this. First of all, I am a very p...