Heath Moss

Heath Moss asked James Islington:

Hi James, what is your inspiration for your writing? How do you build such complex worlds and characters out of seemingly nothing. Love your work and very proud to see a fellow Australian have such success in the genre. Can't wait for the strength of the few! Heath

James Islington I'm not sure there's any specific source of inspiration - writing's something I've always loved doing - I just get real pleasure out of creating something I'm proud of, and I'd be doing it (albeit with far more time constraints) regardless of whether I was able to reach an audience.

As for the complex worlds and characters - a ton of time thinking about it, and then lots of drafts! :)

Thanks!

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