The Case of Howard Phillips Lovecraft

This post first appeared on Reading Away The Days Very few writers can truly be called unique; American horror stylist H.P. Lovecraft is surely one who can. Lovecraft, never a success in his own lifetime, and barely more than a cult figure since, is nevertheless one of the most influential writers of the 20th century….

‘Where’ I write…

This post first appeared in The Guardian As a writer, there’s a process that somewhere occurs in your head; a collision between the fantasy space of your imagination and the outside world, in the form of the things that have directly or indirectly inspired your book. Marcus Sedgwick, author in his shed (but is he?)…