I am delighted to welcome
MATT JOHNSON
AUTHOR OF END GAME
TO SHARE HIS WRITING TOOLKIT
FOR HIS BLOG TOUR
Peace and quiet
Peace and quiet for fairly obvious reasons. I find it very
hard to focus on writing unless I’m on my own with just the computer and my
view through the window of my office – the Brecon Beacons. I write in my office with a view over the mountains. As I
write the fields are green, the sky blue and the peaks are dusted with snow. I
can think or worse places to be.
I listen to classical music sometimes, and I’ve found a website that plays backing sounds – rain, the sound of waves, wind, thunder and others. Having that in the background can be quite helpful when I’m busy with my imaginary friends.
I listen to classical music sometimes, and I’ve found a website that plays backing sounds – rain, the sound of waves, wind, thunder and others. Having that in the background can be quite helpful when I’m busy with my imaginary friends.
Google
Where would we be without this facility to answer all manner
of questions? From the correct spelling of a word through to the technical
specifications of anything you may care to mention – it will provide the
answer.
My computer
Old but reliable! I’m a three or four-finger typist, slow
but fairly accurate. My handwriting is so poor that I struggle to read it
myself so I always write creatively using MS Word.
My professional network
Most of whom are old friends. They help jog my memory, provide answers to questions and contribute ideas. I’d be lost without them
Most of whom are old friends. They help jog my memory, provide answers to questions and contribute ideas. I’d be lost without them
Tea
I don’t imagine there are many former soldiers and policemen
who can function without a regular brew. I think it’s a habit we get into
during our service that is hard to break.
Walking
Walking with the dogs is a time when I relax and when ideas come to me. If I’m struggling with a section of the book or need to make a decision I find that a walk in the mountains or through the local fields usually produces a solution. If not, I walk again!
THANKS FOR TAKING PART, MATT!
About Matt Johnson
Matt
Johnson served as a soldier and Metropolitan Police officer for 25 years. Blown
off his feet at the London Baltic Exchange bombing in 1993, and one of the
first police officers on the scene of the 1982 Regent’s Park bombing, Matt was
also at the Libyan People’s Bureau shooting in 1984 where he escorted his
mortally wounded friend and colleague, Yvonne Fletcher, to hospital. Hidden
wounds took their toll. In 1999, Matt was discharged from the police with Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder. While undergoing treatment, he was encouraged by his
counsellor to write about his career and his experience of murders, shootings
and terrorism. One evening, Matt sat at his computer and started to weave these
notes into a work of fiction that he described as having a tremendously
cathartic effect on his own condition. His bestselling thriller, Wicked Game,
which was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey Dagger, was the result. Deadly
Game and now End Game, the final book in the Robert Finlay series, once again
draws on Matt’s experiences and drips with the same raw authenticity of its
predecessor.
Find Matt Johnson on his website, on his Facebook page and on Twitter - @Matt_Johnson_UK
About End Game
Published by Orenda Books (31 March 2018)
Publisher's description
Robert Finlay seems to have
finally left his SAS past behind him and is settled into his new career as a
detective. But when the girlfriend of his former SAS colleague and close friend
Kevin Jones is murdered, it's clear that Finlay's troubles are far from over.
Jones is arrested for the killing, but soon escapes from jail, and Finlay is
held responsible for the breakout. Suspended from duty and sure he's being
framed too, our hero teams up with MI5 agent Toni Fellowes to find out who's
behind the conspiracy. Their quest soon reveals a plot that goes to the very
heart of the UK's security services. End Game, the final part in the critically acclaimed Robert
Finlay trilogy, sees our hero in an intricately plotted and terrifyingly
fast-paced race to uncover the truth and escape those who'd sooner have him
dead than be exposed.
Follow the Blog Tour
Hi Vicki. It's especially nice to have an article published on the blog of someone I've met personally. Thank you very much for taking part in the blog tour. My 'tool kit' is, as yet, somewhat limited as I still find my feet in this new world of books. With time, I hope it will grow! All the best, Matt.
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking part, Matt. You're doing a great job in the world of books!
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