What inspired you to write?
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With a background in education, writing was partly a desire to inform, but a lifelong love of books has also inspired me to write in a range of genres.
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What genre do you write in?
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Supernatural fiction Children's fiction Factual: Wildlife Film-making Factual: Green/Self-sufficiency
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What books have you written?
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• Wildlife Film-making: Looking to the Future
• Wild Pages: The Wildlife Film-makers' Resource Guide
• Careers in Wildlife Film-making
• Go Wild with Your Camcorder - How to Make Wildlife Films
• British Native Trees - Their Past and Present Uses
• 101 Uses for Stinging Nettles
• The Hatters Go West!
• How to Store Your Garden Produce
• Black Shuck
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What is the address of your official web site?
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http://www.wildeye.co.uk/publishing/pierswarren.html
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Who are your favourite authors?
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Barbara Erskine, Stephen King, Ruth Padel, Taff Lovesey
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What are your top five writing and/or publishing tips for budding authors?
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- Think about your motivation for writing and therefore your goals
- If a project seems too big, create a plan with tiny steps
- Don't listen to people who say you must have an agent/traditional publisher
- Strive for perfection in production (cover design, copy-editing etc)
- Learn how to create your own websites
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Any final words of wisdom?
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I've wasted so much time sending off packages to potential agents and publishers. These days you can do it all yourself thanks to the internet. But you have to consider yourself a publisher too. There's a lot to learn but anyone can – it just takes a bit of effort. Go for it!
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