When worldbuilding, which aspects are the most fun and which are the most important for the stories you want to tell?ĪT: The worlds themselves are the key element of my writing, for me. Sometimes readers surprise you with their favourites. I suspect that the author’s investment in them helps, but that doesn’t always play through. Seriously, I’d love to be able to answer that question, but it’s something that tends to emerge in the writing. Generally I have a couple of decently thought-through projects waiting in the wings at any given time.ĪT: Number of legs. You are really prolific, so you have a bank of half-fleshed out ideas that you draw on, or do you come up with new things consistently?ĪT: I’m constantly working with ideas in the back of my head, and keep notes on useful snippets that might be incorporated into future projects. I find there’s a limit to how much I can write before I need to recharge mentally. I tend to write in the morning, and edit, admin and whatever else needs doing in the afternoons. What does a typical writing day look like for you?ĪT: When I have the freedom to do so, I’ll get out of the house to a coffee shop or similar, to minimise temptation just to furtle around on the internet. Clark Award for Children of Time in 2016. He has won many awards for his work, including the Arthur C. I am delighted to introduce my interview with Adrian Tchaikovsky, the prolific science fiction and fantasy author.
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