Confessions of my Past, Present and Future
by
Angela Marsons
The Past
The only book that ever caused me to call in sick to
work was Disclosure by Michael
Crichton.
As the mastermind behind Jurassic Park, a genre I don’t
read, I was intrigued by the author’s premise of turning the idea of sexual
harassment in the workplace on its head. My curiosity lasted for only a minute
before I was picked up and swept away. The novel is expertly written and
beautifully crafted so that questions that you desperately want answered, are
only answered once more questions have been asked, that you then have to have
answered before you can put the book down.
This theme continues throughout the book making it
completely unputdownable. I read this in my twenties so although I was writing
at the time I was not submitting. At a later date I re-read the book again,
with my analytical brain, to better understand the techniques the author had
used to grab and hold my attention so thoroughly that it was like he had put
invisible superglue to the book cover. After reading it I knew that I wanted to
be able to do that. I wanted to write books that posed and answered questions
in the same way.
The Present
The book that has stuck with me recently is The Stolen Girl by Renita D’Silva. It is
a beautiful and thought-provoking story of friendship and love. The story moves
back and forth between the past and present telling the story of ‘two mothers’
to thirteen year old Diya.
The
relationship between Vani and Aarti is sad and spellbinding and eventually
uplifting.
The story
begins when Vani is arrested, accused of abducting Diya as a baby.
The book is written from the viewpoint of all three main characters and each
one of them manages to get under your skin. Eventually, as the story
deliciously unfolds you get to understand the relationship between the two
women better and you feel for both of them.
It is a
book that has been written with a lot of thought, work, care and love. From the
very first page I felt like the story was drawing me in for a warm hug and I
just knew I was going to enjoy every word. Renita writes beautifully and she
took me on a journey that I didn’t want to end.
I was so
blown away by it that I have deliberately saved her new book A Sisters Promise to be read as a reward
to myself for meeting my own deadline. I knew that the prospect of reading this
book would ensure I got my work in on time.
The Future
If you had asked me that question a couple of years ago
the answer would have been that I wanted to write crime. Historically I wrote
relationship based books and aspired to write a crime book. Having convinced
myself that I couldn’t do it, in typical Kim Stone fashion I then felt obliged
to have a go. I am now totally addicted to writing crime as I realise it suits
my writing style. I have always struggled with the descriptive element of the
writing process and much prefer to write dialogue. The genre I write suits the
style and rhythm of my work.
I am contracted to write eight Kim Stone books in total
so I may still be working on those in 2045.
If I considered writing something completely outside of
my comfort zone it would have to be horror. It is so far removed from what I
read, watch and enjoy that it would be the most challenging genre for me to
attempt.
Angela Marsons is the author of the D.I. Kim Stone series
of books. I cannot emphasise enough just how good these books are. You can read
my reviews of her series here:
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Thanks.
Angela Marsons is the author of Amazon #1 Bestseller SILENT SCREAM.
She lives in the Black Country with her partner, their bouncy Labrador and a swearing parrot.
She first discovered her love of writing at Junior School when actual lessons came second to watching other people and quietly making up her own stories about them. Her report card invariably read "Angela would do well if she minded her own business as well as she minds other people's".
After years of writing relationship based stories (My Name Is and The Middle Child) Angela turned to Crime, fictionally speaking of course, and developed a character that refused to go away.
She is signed to Bookouture.com in an 8 book deal.
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