Featured Interview With Allan Walsh
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Okay, a little about myself. I was born in Brisbane, Australia and raised in West London, England. I love action movies and martial arts and grew up watching Jackie Chan movies. Ironically, I never used to read much, I always preferred to watch the movie, but I love writing and because of that I have come to love reading too. After all, they go hand in hand. So far I have published three short stories, a novella and a Novel. Two of the short stories are in the horror genre and the rest of my books are fantasy.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
When I was younger I loved drawing, which led to my reading graphic novels. I was a late bloomer with my writing. I always enjoyed creative writing in English at school, but once I left, life took over and I really didn’t pick up a pen again as a writer until I was in my late 30’s.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I love Joe Abercrombie and find he has influenced my writing style. I also try to inject a little humour into my books where I can and I think this is a bit of Jackie Chan rubbing off on me. While I tend to write in the horror and fantasy genres, when it comes to reading I love fantasy.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is a fantasy novel called ‘Blood Rage’. It was inspired by an interest I had in exploring my Irish heritage, coupled with my intrigue of paganism and magic. This has seen creatures from celtic folklore work their way into the story, bringing some lesser known mythical beings into my writing. It was my first story and took me years to write. This was for a number of reasons, I lost the 1st draft after my computer died. I ended up rewriting it, but it was my first attempt at writing a novel and it was pretty bad. Once I completed it, I joined a writers’ group and submitted the story for critique. I rewrote and edited the book based on advice and feedback, then I put it aside to concentrate on honing my skills as a writer. Over coming years, I wrote a few stories and published a couple of them in anthologies. Three years on I went back to Blood Rage and rewrote it again, editing the hell out of it. Then it went to my editor and it was split into three separate books at her suggestion. This took more rewriting and all three books were edited again. So, it has been a long time in the making, but I think it has been polished enough to make it shine and I’m happy with the result.
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