![]() ![]() And the one thing I didn’t want to write was another book about Belfast that was all about our past, or future, or anything other than pure entertainment. This is a city where a descent into rioting, or the bombing of one sector of the city over another, could be seen as sending a message. I wasn’t writing the future of somewhere where a breakdown of society in the wake of an alien invasion would be simplistic, or nuance-free. That the place I wanted to change was Belfast added to the complexity a little. Once I moved past the obvious jokes of whether anyone would notice the difference, I found myself in the position of taking a place I knew well – I live about 15 miles from the city – and re-imagining it. I should write a book set in a post-alien invasion Belfast, they said, very loudly. My brain being what it is, I was minding my own business when the Writing Angels sang to me. INISH CARRAIG by Jo Zeedee. Out 21 st August 2015. Available for pre-order now on Amazon. Today, I’m very pleased to introduce my guest author Jo Zebedee as she explains the inspiration behind her newest book: Inish Carraig. ![]()
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