WIPs and New Releases
Continuing The Story Begun With
Book Two Coming Soon!
THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE is available now:
1) Tell us about your work-in-progress, or WIP, as it’s known as in the
industry…
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What is the story about?
· Time has run on since 'The Spirit of the Age', my first
novel. My WIP brings the characters from the first book up to date, and adds
some new ones. Some of the main characters are police officers, so there are
crimes for them to investigate, whilst the location, Dorset, voted strongly to
leave the European Union, and many of the minor characters from the first book
are Eastern European migrant workers, so that features as well. A number of the
characters have now been married about five years; their fortunes are
contrasted. Stir in a measure of chaos in the person of the supernatural
Sireen, who isn't married to anyone, light blue touch-paper, and retire.
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Who is the main
character?
· There is no single main character. The story emerges from
the intersecting lives of multiple protagonists; Skandi and Majid, Roger and
Stephanie, James and Mabel, Sireen … the list goes on.
2) What inspired this tale?
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How did the story come to
you?
· I started by thinking about how the lives of my characters
would have changed after the first book ended. I needed some crimes for my
police to get their teeth into, and these were partly inspired by real life
news coverage, but they were then combined with some conspiracy theory
reflections entirely from my own imagination. I'd always intended to make the
European Union referendum part of the furniture, so to speak, but since we
voted to Leave, I've had to rework that area. I may have to wait until the
fall-out becomes clearer to be able to finish it.
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Did you have to research
for this novel and if so, why?
· Not really. My story is grounded in real life, my own life
experiences and those of my friends and family.
3) Do you relate to your character(s)?
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Is your protagonist
anything like you personally?
· I have multiple protagonists, and they're all me, and
they're none of them me. Let me explain. My characters have traits, some of
which I recognise in myself, and some of which I have seen in others. In
deciding how they're going to interact, I imagine myself as each in turn, and
ask myself what I would do if I was them, with their traits. A sort of 'Method Acting' approach to
character development.
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What made you write these
characters; what made them important to you or made you want to tell their
story?
· I never thought to tell the story of any of my characters. I
always think of the story in terms of the interactions between characters. God
mode I suppose ...
4)
Is there anything you
specific want readers to know about this piece of work?
If all goes to plan,
you should be regularly roaring with laughter, in spite of the serious nature
of some of the themes.
5)
When will the novel be
available for purchase?
Hopefully, sometime
next year.
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Has the book already been
published?
· No
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If not, when is the
approximate release date?
· Next year?
If you'd like to learn more about David Melville Edwards,
please visit his author pages.
please visit his author pages.
FACEBOOK - David Melville Edwards
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