Peter May In Conversation with Craig Robertson
Black Loch is Peter May’s latest book, set 10 years later than the previous Hebridean/Lewis book. You can find out more here: The Black Loch
I saw this talk in person. You can watch this until end of September online. The link at the end of my review.
He discussed his career as a journalist and working in tv and becoming an author. It came as quite a surprise how challenging it was to get published and how no one initially wanted to publish The Black House, which later became book 1 of the highly successful Lewis Trilogy. Now, he’s been tempted back to writing more set in this area all these years later. The Black Loch is out now! You won’t be disappointed. It turns out, it was as wise move to return to the Hebrides.
He wrote a series set in China, which was intriguing to hear about as he talked about actually going over to the country. He divulged about a “propaganda office” which was not as scary as it sounds and was a marketing department for books. It was interesting to hear about how things work in a different country to the UK. He also talked about his publisher liking this series and urging him to carry on, but how he. at a certain stage, wanted to move onto writing other things.
Overall, it was an insightful, interesting talk.
You can watch this until 30th September from the Bloody Scotland site here: Digital Link
*Please note I am not affiliated nor gain from Bloody Scotland, just merely sharing the digital link.
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