Hi Lorraine. Nice to see you again. Thanks for the invitation to visit.
Q. What advice would you have for anyone wanting to write a book in your genre?
A. Get to know your teenage self and don’t be afraid to display some mawkish and embarrassing moment, because events like that ring true with all of us. I’m fond of teenagers because they don’t have as much hard skin to protect them. And because they’re rookies, they make awesome rookie mistakes.
Learn from the writers you love. Read them out to someone you love. Hearing inspiring writing might be the best date you haven’t done yet. (Make sure they like books first!)
Don’t try to solve every problem. My wife Lee is allergic to stories that end with truckloads of money suddenly appearing, or a castle, or magic powers.
Lastly, unless you are the bestest word wizard ever, don’t be afraid of a rewrite. Or another rewrite. Or to write things differently.
Q. Other than writing, what else do you love?
A. I love riding my bike a little faster than it’s wise to do. (Don’t tell mum) I love going to galleries and films with my girl. OMG, I’m totally mad about being near the water, travel, riding horses, fast cars, going in planes, getting a present just right for someone you love, music that gets you right in the chest, laughing with friends till my stomach hurts. Is that a fair start? Oh, and bears are cool. Q. What were you in a past work life (if anything) before you became a writer?
A. I was this weird illustrator-thingo. They are very strange folk. Incredibly self-obsessed. Q. Describe your perfect day.
A. Just the one? Man, so unfair! In our busy lives, time to spend with friends and family and not feel guilty about having to be somewhere else; a great walk or swim; nice food that’s not crazy pretentious; lovely conversation on a deck looking out to sea with the sun going down. And while that’s happening getting a really great idea for a book!
Q. What five words best sum you up?
A.Fun, sympathetic, kind, sharing, mischievous.
Thanks for the interview Kevin and all the best with your book. Be sure to enter the competition. Details below.
As part of the blog tour, we will give away a copy of Kate. To be in the draw, simply comment on the post and send an email of your comment to submissions@morrispublishingaustralia.com with the subject "Kate competition".
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Saturday 7th Interview http://bookmusterdownunder.blogspot.com.au
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Monday 9th Interview http://www.kidsbookreview.com
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Tuesday 10th Review http://www.melissawray.blogspot.com.au
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Thursday 12th Interview http://aussiereviews.com/reviews/blog/
Friday 13th Interview http://lorrainemarwoodwordsintowriting.blogspot.com
Saturday 14th Article http://clancytucker.blogspot.com.au
Sunday 15th Dec Interview http://www.morrispublishingaustralia.com/news-update-blog.html
Monday 16th Dec Interview http://diannedibates.blogspot.com.au
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2 comments:
Hi Lorraine. Thanks for hosting Kevin. He does indeed have a wicked sense of humour.
Hi Lorraine,
I invited Kevin to speak to the children at the school I worked at and he showed his models he made for his book 'B is for Bravo'. He was so passionate about his work and keen to talk about his models to the children. I loved hearing all about it. He is so talented! He was also extremely tolerant with one boy who will remain anonymous. I am very interested to read about his book 'Kate' via the blog very much.
Julie
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