William
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Linwood Barclay:
I'm looking forward to Whistle! I love your books and 'voice.' Years ago, I read the Promise Falls series and those books really inspired me to get back into serious fiction writing. I sometimes struggle with how much to 'plot' ahead versus how much to 'follow the story' where it leads as I'm in the trenches of drafting. Just curious what your approach is?
Linwood Barclay
A mix. I don't plot the entire book out, but before I begin I want to know the underlying structure. Who did what and why and what happened in the past to drive the present. I want to know where I'm headed, where I will end up, but I don't know what route I will take to get there. That just kind of unfolds.
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Karin Vinck
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Linwood Barclay:
Dear Linwood, I am one of the reviewing members of the Dutch/Flemish Thrillerlezers! Facebook group and blog, a community of +/- 16.000 member in Holland and the Flemish part of Belgium. Quite some of us have noticed that your latest books have not (yet) been translated into Dutch. Can you inform us if new translations will follow shortly? we sure miss your latest books : kind regards, Karin
sammie stevenson
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Linwood Barclay:
Hi! Fellow TrentU alum (BA, B.Ed '14) here :) I always think of you and your books when I pass by Duckworth St in Barrie. It took me a bit to wonder... is there a connection there? Is that how Detective Barry Duckworth got his name? Do you often make connections to Ontario (or other local places) in your books? Or was this a complete fluke that I'm totally reading into?
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