- How
long have you been writing?
Since I was 10. I can be very precise
about that, as I remember it quite distinctly; I was in a geography class at
primary school, which my teacher knew I hated. To at least keep me in the room,
she allowed me to write a story instead of just leaving, and I wrote about a
space-faring cowboy who rides up to the moon on a dinosaur.
- How
long have you been a published author?
For the past three years, ever
since I had a piece of flash fiction published in an anthology released by an
American publisher. Since then, I’ve gone to have a short story and two
full-length novels published.
- What
titles do you have available?
Imagine came out in November
2010 in an anthology called Daily Bites of Flesh 2011: 365 Days of Horrifying
Flash Fiction (by Pine Hill Press), then The Life and Times of a Zombie
appeared in an anthology called Chivalry is Dead (May December Publications) in
June 2011.
I was fortunate to then have
my first full-length novel, Fall From Grace, published by Inspired Quill in
October 2011, and its sequel (Leap of Faith) came out this year, in September
2013.
Sorry, all very factual, that
bit! To summarise, I’ve had an excellent relationship with a new indie
publishing house called Inspired Quill, who have only been going two years and
already got nine or ten authors under their belt.
Both Fall From Grace and Leap
of Faith are contemporary fantasy novels, based around angels, fallen angels
and humans. It’s set on Earth, in my home town, and in a spirit realm.
- What made
you choose the subject of this book?
I’m fascinated by mythology, and
the various stories of religion, both ancient and modern, made me try and
consider ways to merge my own storytelling with some of these other stories. I
don’t have any faith myself, but tried to be respectful when making use of
stories that some people do hold dear.
- Do
you have any new titles coming soon?
Not for the moment! I’ve just
had Leap of Faith (Fall From Grace’s sequel) come out, so I’ve taken a couple
of weeks off to absorb the enormity of being doubly-published, and now I’m
going to start work on a sci-fi story.
- What
is your favourite genre and why?
I’m a huge sci-fi &
fantasy fan; I love China Mieville, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, etc. They’re
all living legends, as far as I’m concerned, and Arthur C Clarke will remain a
great for decades to come.
- What,
to you, is the most exciting part of the writing process?
Merging the characters and
storyline together; no matter how much I can prepare for a story, it evolves as
I go along, and often I’m guided by the characters’ personalities as to where
to take the story. They’re the ones really in charge of the novel-writing
process.
- If
you could co-author a book with anyone, who would you choose and why?
Well, there are some legends
in literature – some of which I’ve mentioned – so I’d love to work with of
them. There’s also some other, new writers on the scene that would be cool to
work with, such as Craig Hallam, Ben Hennessy, Hugo Jackson et al. Maybe one
day?
- Where
can readers find you on the web?
I’m mildly technophobic, but
Sara-Jayne, MD, Owner and All-Round Good Egg at Inspire Quill, has couched me
admirably over the past couple of years, and I am now the proud owner of a
website & blog at www.matthewmunson.co.uk,
which I need to update more regularly, but welcome followers and comments.
I also have a Facebook page, www.facebook.com/matthewmunsonauthor,
which I check more regularly.
Where to find Matthew's books:
Fall From Grace & Leap of
Faith are both available from Amazon, Waterstones, W H Smiths, play.com – and
many others – for just £7.99 each. Good value ;-)
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