British - Writer | February 29, 1968 -
I hate it when characters know things but only reveal them when it's convenient to the story. I'd never do that. That's cheating.
Simon Toyne
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As a writer, I always try as hard as possible to get out of the way of the story, so maybe that's the most important thing my readers should know - I'm all about the story, not about the ego.
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'Solomon Creed' is a man who knows everything about everything but nothing about himself and is on a journey of redemption to try and reclaim his identity.
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Quest stories are about the oldest form of narrative there is, and they're also the perfect metaphor for life because we're all on a journey trying to figure out where we're going and who we are. 'Solomon Creed' is just doing it with more danger and guns involved.
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I love that I can work from home and take my kids to school every day.
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I love researching all sorts of weird stuff. I always say, 'God help me if the FBI came across my Internet search history.'
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'Sanctus' was done on speculation. I had no agent or publisher. I was being sensible, I suppose, by writing a standalone novel. I figured if that one didn't work, no one would be interested in reading a sequel.
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Epic stories, especially 'quest narratives' like 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey,' are brilliant structures for storytelling. The quest lends itself to episodic storytelling.
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I love Westerns. They're a unique creation of American mythology.
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I wrote 'The Searcher' because I love westerns, and they've fallen out of fashion.
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The largest two books I've ever read more than once are 'Bleak House' by Charles Dickens and 'The Stand' by Stephen King, about 1,200 pages each.
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All writers steal. You might as well steal from the best.
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