Author interview with Mike Turner
Author of The Many Worlds Bazaar
Welcome to Mike Turner…
What inspired you to embark on a writing career, and how did your journey as an author begin?
Absolutely love stories, reading them and writing them. Nothing better.
Can you describe your writing process? Do you follow a structured outline, or is your approach more organic?
Plotter, ideas, and then getting in with it. Get it out and then edit, edit, edit
Which authors or books have significantly influenced your writing style and thematic choices?
Most major commercially successful authors in multiple genres - Stephen King, Lee Child, David Baldacci, J K Rowling, David Walliams, Garth Nix, Philip Pulman, Kazui Ishiguro, Cixin Liu, Linwood Barclay and Ken Follett among many others
How do you balance writing with other aspects of your life, and what strategies do you employ to maintain this equilibrium?
Try to keep busy all the time, active and relaxing. Play games, read a lot, walking, biking etc
What challenges have you encountered in your writing career, and how have you overcome them?
Lots of ideas and wanting to write them all at once, which can also have a negative effect
Could you share insights into your current or upcoming projects that you’re particularly excited about?
Publishing a completed novella and three completed novels, then finish a work in progress, and then get on with the sequel of The Many Worlds Bazaar - plans for this to become a 6 book series
How do you handle periods of writer’s block or creative stagnation?
Sit down and write and not stress about what comes out. Often it’s better than I expect.
What advice would you offer to aspiring authors navigating the path to publication?
If writing is something you enjoy then you should write regardless and find others who write who share your pain and are willing to help, offer advice.
How important are book reviews to you?
Very important, though not always easy to get
Author bio:
Mike spent a quarter of a century ‘slave to the grind’ before venturing out into the world of fantasy and fiction. Like any self-respecting bookworm he devoured stories with a most voracious appetite, intrigued by the hooks that compel pages to be turned.
The Many Worlds Bazaar is the first instalment of The Many Worlds saga, a rip-roaring fantasy adventure laced with humour that is genuinely laugh-out-loud, and will leave you eager for more.
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