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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Gerlad Wixey
|reviewer=Sue Magee
|summary=Sue's been gorging on Gerald Wixey's ''Small Town'' books. After she'd read [[Salt of Their Blood by Gerald Wixey|Salt of Their Blood]] and [[4 Bones Sleeping by Gerald Wixey|4 Bones Sleeping]] she had quite a few questions for the author when he popped into Bookbag Towers.
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Sue's been gorging on Gerald Wixey's ''Small Town'' books. After she'd read [[Salt of Their Blood by Gerald Wixey|Salt of Their Blood]] and [[4 Bones Sleeping by Gerald Wixey|4 Bones Sleeping]] she had quite a few questions for the author when he popped into Bookbag Towers.
* '''Bookbag: When you close your eyes and imagine your readers, who do you see?'''
Gerlad Wixey: Adult definitely, probably women in the main, certainly night owls.
* '''BB: What was the inspiration behind the ‘’Small Town’’ books?'''
GW: Characters locally, the wide lawns and narrow minds morality that dominates small towns and the politics of relationships.
* '''BB: For a man who has always lived in a peaceful market town you bring the seedier parts of London off the page extremely well. How did you manage that?'''
GW: Talking to my uncle who ran an illegal drinking club in London just after the war. I’ve heavily researched that period as well, especially post-war London.
* '''BB: I sensed that there was a great deal of your father in Harry, the pub-owning ex-boxer. Are any of the other characters a nod to other people you know, or have known?'''
GW: My dear old uncle, a lounge lizard and a cad. Also Jack, who was based on a dear old friend who was in military intelligence during the war. A pedant, fount of all knowledge, a drinker and good company.
* '''BB: What’s next for Jack, Harry, Wyn and Stuart? I’ve grown rather attached to them!'''
GW: Two more novels involving the above, both finished and looking for a decent publishing deal.
* '''BB: Where and how do you write? Are you a disciplined writer?'''
GW: I start writing when my wife leaves for work at 6.15 and do four hours on the bounce. I try for 1500 words which would be a good day, mostly I probably average 1000. I play around with what I’ve produced for another hour, then walk my dogs and discuss my next days work with them.
* '''BB: I know that you’re studying for an MA in Creative Writing - but does reading matter to you? What are you reading at the moment?'''
GW: I read avidly, at the moment I’m reading [[:Category:Alan Furst|Alan Furst]], who is the master of the low-key suspense/espionage novel. As to my studies, I’ve been in such a rich vein over these last few months that I’ve put them on hold for a year. I have to write at the moment, it means everything to me!
* '''BB: Tell us what turned you into a whistle blower - we’re intrigued!'''
GW: I was employed by the Atomic Energy Research Establishment, purely on energy production. There was a bad accident at a weapons producing plant nearby and they moved production to my workshop. This was the time of the cruise missiles which were housed just a few miles from my home After a long talk with my wife (young family + mortgage!) I told my employers that I refused to use my many skills manufacturing warheads. Within hours, I was moved out and consigned to a backwater. Because the switch in production was both illegal and morally wrong, I contacted the Observer and after a few meetings with their journalists they ran the story. I was immensely proud of my stance and as everyone knows, the land based cruise missiles have long gone. (not because of me I hasten to add!)
* '''BB: That's a brave and principled stance to have taken.'''
'''You’ve got one wish. What’s it to be?'''
GW: A deal with a leading publisher.
* '''BB: What's next for Gerlad Wixey?'''
GW: I have 4 more titles ready to go. Two of which are not thrillers. Both are very modern love stories, dark, intense and I hesitate to class them as erotica. The modern conception of erotica is badly written filth. Mine are both well written filth and I’m almost ready to begin the submission process.
* '''BB: We wish you well with all that, Gerald and thanks for chatting to us.'''
You can read more about Gerlad Wixey [[:Category:Gerlad Wixey|here]].
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[[Category:Interviews|Wixey, Gerald]] [[Category:Gerlad Wixey]]
|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Gerlad Wixey
|reviewer=Sue Magee
|summary=Sue's been gorging on Gerald Wixey's ''Small Town'' books. After she'd read [[Salt of Their Blood by Gerald Wixey|Salt of Their Blood]] and [[4 Bones Sleeping by Gerald Wixey|4 Bones Sleeping]] she had quite a few questions for the author when he popped into Bookbag Towers.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471760596</amazonuk>
|amazonus=<amazonus>1471760596</amazonus>
|date=23 April 2013
}}
Sue's been gorging on Gerald Wixey's ''Small Town'' books. After she'd read [[Salt of Their Blood by Gerald Wixey|Salt of Their Blood]] and [[4 Bones Sleeping by Gerald Wixey|4 Bones Sleeping]] she had quite a few questions for the author when he popped into Bookbag Towers.
* '''Bookbag: When you close your eyes and imagine your readers, who do you see?'''
Gerlad Wixey: Adult definitely, probably women in the main, certainly night owls.
* '''BB: What was the inspiration behind the ‘’Small Town’’ books?'''
GW: Characters locally, the wide lawns and narrow minds morality that dominates small towns and the politics of relationships.
* '''BB: For a man who has always lived in a peaceful market town you bring the seedier parts of London off the page extremely well. How did you manage that?'''
GW: Talking to my uncle who ran an illegal drinking club in London just after the war. I’ve heavily researched that period as well, especially post-war London.
* '''BB: I sensed that there was a great deal of your father in Harry, the pub-owning ex-boxer. Are any of the other characters a nod to other people you know, or have known?'''
GW: My dear old uncle, a lounge lizard and a cad. Also Jack, who was based on a dear old friend who was in military intelligence during the war. A pedant, fount of all knowledge, a drinker and good company.
* '''BB: What’s next for Jack, Harry, Wyn and Stuart? I’ve grown rather attached to them!'''
GW: Two more novels involving the above, both finished and looking for a decent publishing deal.
* '''BB: Where and how do you write? Are you a disciplined writer?'''
GW: I start writing when my wife leaves for work at 6.15 and do four hours on the bounce. I try for 1500 words which would be a good day, mostly I probably average 1000. I play around with what I’ve produced for another hour, then walk my dogs and discuss my next days work with them.
* '''BB: I know that you’re studying for an MA in Creative Writing - but does reading matter to you? What are you reading at the moment?'''
GW: I read avidly, at the moment I’m reading [[:Category:Alan Furst|Alan Furst]], who is the master of the low-key suspense/espionage novel. As to my studies, I’ve been in such a rich vein over these last few months that I’ve put them on hold for a year. I have to write at the moment, it means everything to me!
* '''BB: Tell us what turned you into a whistle blower - we’re intrigued!'''
GW: I was employed by the Atomic Energy Research Establishment, purely on energy production. There was a bad accident at a weapons producing plant nearby and they moved production to my workshop. This was the time of the cruise missiles which were housed just a few miles from my home After a long talk with my wife (young family + mortgage!) I told my employers that I refused to use my many skills manufacturing warheads. Within hours, I was moved out and consigned to a backwater. Because the switch in production was both illegal and morally wrong, I contacted the Observer and after a few meetings with their journalists they ran the story. I was immensely proud of my stance and as everyone knows, the land based cruise missiles have long gone. (not because of me I hasten to add!)
* '''BB: That's a brave and principled stance to have taken.'''
'''You’ve got one wish. What’s it to be?'''
GW: A deal with a leading publisher.
* '''BB: What's next for Gerlad Wixey?'''
GW: I have 4 more titles ready to go. Two of which are not thrillers. Both are very modern love stories, dark, intense and I hesitate to class them as erotica. The modern conception of erotica is badly written filth. Mine are both well written filth and I’m almost ready to begin the submission process.
* '''BB: We wish you well with all that, Gerald and thanks for chatting to us.'''
You can read more about Gerlad Wixey [[:Category:Gerlad Wixey|here]].
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