Vinyl Rules, Digital Drools: An Interview with Andrew Cartmel, Author of the Vinyl Detective Series
- Author
- Carol Cram & Andrew Cartmel
- Published
- Thu 23 Jul 2020
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Meet Andrew Cartmel, author of the hilarious Vinyl Detective series. Andrew talks about the joys and challenges of writing a series with recurring characters and shares his advice about writing.
Highlights:
- Inspiration for the Vinyl Detective series
- Developing the Vinyl Detective character
- Music genres in the Vinyl Detective series
- Recurring characters in the series: core and secondary
- A name for the Vinyl Detective (or does he have one?)
- Reading from Low Action: Chapter One
- Low Action and punk rock in the 1970s
- Basing a series on what you know
- Humor in the Vinyl Detective series
- Publishing advice
Andrew Cartmel is a novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. His work for television includes Midsomer Murders and Torchwood, and a stint as script editor on the legendary Doctor Who series. He has also written plays for the London Fringe, toured as a stand-up comedian, and is co-writing with Ben Aaronovitch a series of comics based on the bestselling Rivers of London books.
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Written in Dead Wax
The Run-Out Groove
Victory Disc
Flip Back
Low Action
Andrew Cartmel's website: http://venusianfrogbroth.blogspot.com/
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