It's just become part
of my nature now, you may as well ask me why I breathe. I haven't
written all my life though. It started when I was 18. Slowly but surely
the ideas kept coming and then I was flooded with them, and thankfully
they haven't stopped. I write for many reasons. Partly it's because if I
don't write these stories no-one else will, partly it's because I want
to contribute to the world, partly it's because I have a burning desire
to express myself and writing is the best way I know how to do that.
2 What inspired you?
I
don't think I was really inspired by anything. It just sort of happened
that I was bored and had an idea and it went from there. Of course, as
I've read more and been exposed to more of the world I have been
inspired. I studied Philosophy at university and that opened my mind to a
lot of possibilities, and I've traveled a fair amount and have been
lucky enough to meet some great people who have sparked some ideas. I
suppose the main idea that inspires me is that I want to inspire someone
else! I love that feeling when you read a book and you think, 'wow,
that's exactly how I feel, someone else understands' and I hope that
somewhere someone will read my book and feel similarly.
3. Your favourite thing you have written - book/scene/blog post?
That's
a tough question! I'll have to think about that a bit. I'm very proud
of my novel 'Fraudulent' that I just published. There's also a few poems
that when I look over I think, 'did I really write that?!' particularly
one that was inspired by Watchmen. But if I had to choose just one
thing it would probably be a short story I wrote called Incestua, which
is included in my short story collection 'I, Tomorrow?
and Other Stories'. I really love Greek mythology and this was a little
tribute to the Greek epics and I think, well, I hope, that I got the
tone right so it feels quite authentic.
4. A bit about yourself.
Let's
see...I'm 27, I live in Southampton, England. I'm interested in most
things, I think I'm pretty normal, I like watching movies and I read a
lot. I like travelling and try to get away when I can. Most of my time
is spent writing but my creativity isn't limited to that; I'm also in
the process of designing a board game.
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Thanks for the interview!
Robert D. Spake
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