INTERVIEW WITH RICH PITMAN - CREATOR OF JIMMY THREEPWOOD

I’m pleased to have the opportunity to interview Rich Pitman, author of Jimmy Threepwood and the Veil of Darkness.

Thank you for joining us today. How are you?

Matt, I am very well. Thank you for interviewing me.

Tell us about yourself—outside the world of writing.

Outside of the world of writing I am a Police officer. I have done that role for just over ten years but always had ambitions of writing. Apart from my job I live with my wife and two cats but I spend a great deal of my time attending schools and doing writing workshops. I am a qualified teacher and find it exciting to pass on the skills and knowledge I have learnt.

What does writing mean to you?

I really enjoy writing. It gets my brain and thoughts flowing as I think of the plot and sections of the story before adding exciting twists and turns. When I write I go off into a quiet zone and it empties my head of all the things I have buzzing around.

How long have you been writing?

Only about three years. I had a few ideas for stories then I came up the idea of Jimmy Threepwood. It only took about three months to write the first book, but it took about a year of constant edits and rewrites until it was ready to be sent off to agents and publishers.

Please tell us about the first thing you wrote for publication.

The Jimmy Threepwood series which is made up of five books is the first set of books that were picked up. Jimmy Threepwood is about a boy unloved by his parents with a dark destiny to one day destroy the world. In essence the book follows the life of a villain, exploring what happened to him and why he wants to destroy the word.

The first book, Jimmy Threepwood and the Veil of Darkness, is a dark fantasy adventure book where Jimmy and his three sinister companions learn their powers and set off on quests to gain unlimited power. However, even though his new friends are clearly evil, Jimmy...

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