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The Interview - James Lingard

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07YMZHKS9

When you're working on a book and a new idea pops up, should you pursue it immediately (also known as 'UP syndrome') or finish your current project first? What do you think is the best course of action?

I write a brief note of the new idea in a notebook but then carry on with the current project.

Can you explain your writing process? Do you prefer to create an outline and plan beforehand, or do you prefer to write more spontaneously and organically?

I do write an outline beforehand. That way you avoid writers block.

Have you been able to incorporate your previous experience in [jobs/education] in your writing?

Trapped in Iran is based on a story I heard in my job.

Do you identify with your main character or did you create a character that is your opposite?

No. My characters are not me.

Describe the [book/series] in 10 words or less for people who are just learning about it.

A fact based romance set around world war 2.

What is your take on book boyfriends? Do they actually exist? Or do they set the bar for “real life men” impossibly high?

That depends on the book. I try to make my characters realistic - based on real people.

Did you always want to be an author? If not, what did you want to be when you grew up?

A lawyer, I became an expert in banking law and was asked by a leading publisher to write Lingard's Bank Security Documents (now in its 7th edition). That success led me to write other books when I retired from the law.

How long did it take you to write this book?

About a year but I also did many other things in that year.

Do you have any personal connection to the story or characters?

In The Girl Who Disappeared, the characters are all members of my family. The book is fact based'