Here's an old interview that I forgot to post; interview by Theodocia McLean at Books In Sync

‘Books In Sync’ Interviews Author L. A. Wilson

 

L.A. Wilson resides in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

 

What makes you proud to be an author from Sydney, Australia? The great thing about Australia is it's so vast; you can still escape to places where another soul can't be seen for hundreds of miles in any direction; the country itself is so unique in flora and fauna, it's always a great inspiration and even consolation, as I know when you're suffocating in the city, the Outback is just waiting to rescue you from mediocrity and suburbia; there's nothing mediocre about the Outback, or even just country Australia; it's beautiful, exotic, lonesome, challenging, dangerous, rich and sometimes barren, but never, ever dull.

 

Who or what inspired you to become a writer? I've always been an artist and a creator; it's born in my blood, and so, I guess, I wasn't destined to do anything else but write. It's what I HAVE to do, and it's the only thing I'm really good at. I can't cook, sew, mend or even drive a car, I can only write.

 

What genres do you write and why? My main writing falls what some publishers term Arthurian - only most don't; they call it 'fantasy', which it definitely is not. The myths and legends of King Arthur go further beyond mere genre; they are a part of our living heritage, our history, our culture and our collective memory and Western psychology (but not to everyone of course). So King Arthur's story has its own sphere of writing and creating. (I could go on about this for hours, so I won't, I'll just give you the quick version!) I also dabble a bit in speculative and sci-fi fantasy, and have one gothic vampire novel to my name. Very odd collection...

 

What special projects do we have to look forward in the future? Right now I'm tentatively writing the last book in ‘The Silurian’ series: Book Nine, The Last Man...I say tentatively, as I'm not sure that this IS the last book - I have been toying with the idea of writing a companion book to the series when it's over. I'm not sure what the future holds, but I do want to explore something set in ancient Rome.