
I'm a
research scientist by day, pushing back the frontiers of knowledge...
sometimes even in the right direction. Any other spare time is consumed
by caring for my youngest daughter who is severely disabled.
What inspired you to write The Broken Empire series?
The
itch to write made me put finger to keyboard as it had done many times
before – the inspiration for the main character in this particular story
was Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange which also features a charming
and intelligent but amoral young man.
Were you surprised by how well Prince of Thorns has been received?
Yes,
at every stage. I was always very realistic about my prospects for
being published. Once I’d beaten those very long odds I fully expected
to sell a very modest number of books and be largely forgotten a year
later. It's the career path for a great many new authors and I had no
reason to expect any different.
I’m
not sure I have one. These days I manage to read a frighteningly small
number of books each year, so I see only a tiny sliver of what's on
offer. I'm enjoying what I do get to read very much though.
What advice would you give to a novice writer out there who wants to pen the next great epic?
Write
what you would want to read and hope that other people share your
taste. If you start compromising to please other people then you may
well have failed before you've begun. Also – enjoy the writing. Make
that its own reward and you can't lose.
Any upcoming projects?

Where can readers find you online?
I blog, I tweet, I facebook. All can be found linked from my website http://princeofthorns.com/
Thanks again to Mark Lawrence for giving us a glimpse of his world. And if you've got a strong stomach, check out The Broken Empire Trilogy. Just don't expect to find many good guys to cheer for :-).
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