What’s your daily writing routine like?
I wake around 6.00am, because I have a baby. Once the morning chaos settles down, I spend the rest of the morning doing work stuff that isn’t writing: answering fan mail, talking to my agent, scheduling events. After lunch is when I do the bulk of my writing.
Any knick-knacks on your desk?
Not at the moment. I do have various things on my bookshelf, though. I collect time machines. I have a DeLorean, a TARDIS, a Time Turner (from Harry Potter), etc. Someday I’d love to get an Omni from obscure ’80s TV show Voyagers! I loved that as a kid.
How do you deal with writers’ block/the urge to procrastinate?
I have a goal of 1,000 words per weekday. Until I finish them I’m “not allowed” to do most of my hobbies. No video entertainment, no woodworking. Also, my actual objective is “5,000 words per week, with a minimum threshold of 1,000 per workday”. This means if I write 1,500 words on Monday I can get away with 500 on Tuesday. This way I’m not encouraged to stop when I have good flow going.
Is there anything in one of your books you wish you could “fix”?
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ANCER MAHAGEMENT
WITH A NEW TRILOGY IN SIGHT, WE SPEAK TO THE DIRECTOR OF 28 WEEKS LATER THE ORIGINAL CHILLING SEQUEL TO DANNY BOYLE'S SEMINAL SURVIVAL HORROR
WHO YA CONNA CALL?
BEHIND THE SCENES AT HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS FOR GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE
SPEAK OF THE DEVIL
THE DEVIL'S HOUR STRIKES TWICE AS THE GENREDEFYING DRAMA RETURNS
SCARRY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK
FROM THE RETURN OF EC COMICS TO SCREAM!, THIS YEAR'S HALLOWEEN OFFERS UP HORROR COMICS FOR ALL THE AGES
UNDEADS REFLECTIONS
NEIL JORDAN ON BRINGING ANNE RICE'S MODERN VAMPIRE CLASSIC TO SCREEN, 30 YEARS ON
MUNSTER MASH!
PRODUCTION HELL, SHOCK RECASTING AND HOTLY CONTESTED AUTHORSHIP. AS THE MUNSTERS CELEBRATE THEIR 60TH ANNIVERSARY, WE UNCOVER HOW THE SPOOKY SITCOM WAS ALMOST DEAD ON ARRIVAL
COMING TO AMERICA
THE MOGWAI LIVE THE AMERICAN DREAM IN THEIR SECOND CHAPTER, GREMLINS: THE WILD BATCH
BEING HUMAN EVOLUTION
IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN INSTANT HIT, BUT BBC THREE'S DARKLY COMIC DRAMA ABOUT A HOUSE-SHARING VAMPIRE/WEREWOLF/GHOST TRIO HAD A STRANGE JOURNEY TO THE SCREEN, SERIES CREATOR TOBY WHITHOUSE TELLS SFX
THE MAINE EVENT
THE DARK IS RISING IN SALEM'S LOT AS STEPHEN KING'S DEATHLESS TALE RETURNS TO THE SCREEN
WHY DON'T YOU STAY FOR A BITE?
THE VAMPIRE COMES HOME AS DIRECTOR EUROS LYN WELCOMES SFX TO HIS NEW DARK COMEDY THE RADLEYS
