Today's guest is Angry Robot author Rod Duncan, who wrote one of the best books I've read this summer, THE BULLET-CATCHER'S DAUGHTER. I'm delighted he was able to accept my invitation to visit the blog and tell us a little bit about what he does when he's not writing.
Welcome, Rod!
Box sets. There is so much good drama being produced for television these days that I can’t keep up with it all. We seem to be entering a golden age. Right now I’m just about to start season 2 of Breaking Bad. I loved Carnivalé and The Hour and Peaky Blinders and Top of The Lake. And... and...
Walking in the countryside. I live on the edge of Leicester in the English midlands. There is a beautiful area of mixed woodland and heath just a couple of miles away. To go for a walk there with my family is a joy. It is different every season but always beautiful. We’re now starting to find paths between the different parks and woods. I would like to do a walk that connects them all up. But someone will need to be there with a car when I get to the other end because I’ll be exhausted.
Cooking. I can’t eat anything with gluten and my wife can’t eat anything with chilli. So that restricts what I can serve up for the family. But challenges are good. It is a special feeling to see everyone tucking in and enjoying what you have just cooked.
Board games. I really enjoy playing new board games are figuring them out. Unfortunately I don’t get to do this nearly enough. The times when we are all available are limited. Agricola is sitting next to me as I write, just waiting to be played.Computer games. Gamers I know despair of me for still playing the old turn-based simulation game, Civilization III. I’m also a fan of Zelda Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask and others in the series. Perhaps that makes me a retro gamer. But compared to playing Spacewar on a PDP computer in the early 70s – which is where I started – I feel bang up to date.
Time with friends and family. I put this last but it could be first or in the middle because it infuses and enriches every other activity.
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Thanks so much for visiting us, Rod! For more about Rod and his books, check out the following links:
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Here's the scoop on THE BULLET-CATCHER's DAUGHTER:
Elizabeth Barnabus lives a double life – as herself and as her brother, the private detective. She is trying to solve the mystery of a disappearing aristocrat and a hoard of arcane machines. In her way stand the rogues, freaks and self-proclaimed alchemists of a travelling circus. But when she comes up against an agent of the all-powerful Patent Office, her life and the course of history will begin to change. And not necessarily for the better…Pre-order: Amazon | Book Depository
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