Interview with Gerard Charles Wilson
Published 2015-06-18.
What are you working on next?
I am working on my family history series of four books. See my website for more information.
Who are your favorite authors?
Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Evelyn Waugh.
What inspires you to get out of bed each day?
My passion is my writing. Most often I rise thinking about how to proceed in my project.
When you're not writing, how do you spend your time?
Reading, studying, researching, family visits, walks.
How do you discover the ebooks you read?
It starts with a title I want to read - a title I have come across in my research or browsing. Then I check to see if it available in ebook format.
Do you remember the first story you ever wrote?
The first sustained story was an account of my third year at boarding school. I was fifteen years.
What is your writing process?
I arise early between 5 and 6 am, have breakfast, and then sit at my computer, taking up where I had left off the day before. Generally, my head is spinning by 12 noon.
Do you remember the first story you ever read, and the impact it had on you?
I read a million comics by time I was year four of primary school. The first book I completed and loved was Five on a Secret Trail. I came across the word 'tousled' for the first time. George's hair was tousled.
How do you approach cover design?
With great difficulty. My sense of graphic design is woeful. I need to consult people who have an understanding of design.
What are your five favorite books, and why?
Brideshead Revisited, Great Expectations, Emma, Persuasion, Our Mutual Friend.
What do you read for pleasure?
Biographies, history, philosophy.
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