![]() ![]() ![]() I'm writing about jealousy and revenge, and having a lot of fun with it. If I hadn't it would have been a totally different book. The novel is a psychological thriller about a woman suffering from anterograde amnesia. It's tempting to say, "I wouldn't have written it in the first person," as it was that decision that caused me most headaches, but of course I would. Before I Go to Sleep is the first novel by S. What, if anything, would you do differently if you were starting the book again? I love the breadth of her work.Ī novel is made in the editing stage books aren't written, they're rewritten. I'm lucky enough that I can focus on writing as a full-time job, rather than trying to fit my writing in around the rest of my life. What has changed for you since it was first published? I then left it untouched for a while, and there were a few months of editing, so all in all about 18 months. It was this book that taught me that writing isn't a hobby for me.įrom first reading about Henry Molaison it took me a little over six months to complete the first draft. ![]() The whole process was enjoyable, as through working on the book I began to understand how fundamental writing is to me. I had to keep a close eye on the things my character knew at any given time, and the things she didn't. That presented some tricky technical challenges, particularly as I edited the book. I decided to tell the story in the first person, from the point of view of someone who has severe amnesia. Every once in a while I have a hankering for a really great mystery or psychological thriller. ![]()
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