1.
Did you always dream of being a writer?
No. But apparently I did tell a friend thirty years ago that I was
going to write a book. And that I would include them in it.
2.
How did your writing career develop?
I starting reflecting, reminiscing, remembering about my life when I
turned fifty-five. When I had been married for half of my life! I wrote these
thoughts down. I read snippets to a friend one afternoon and she recommended
that I turn my writings into a book. And that is what I did! My story came from
within all the words on paper that I had accumulated.
3.
There Is Always More To Say is
your debut novel, what is it about?
Thirty years ago two people met by chance when fate
intervened and drew them together. Their lives collided. And both were changed
forever. The time they shared together was too brief. The friendship was
abruptly disrupted and became restricted. Separated by circumstance and long
distance. The communication was always sporadic. But the memories and the feelings
have lingered for decades. For both of them. I chronicle the lives of the couple through friendships, marriage,
fleeting moments and snatched time. It is a passionate account about a
connection between two people that never dies, even when tested by distance and
when life throws the unexpected at their feet.
4.
What was your inspiration for the book?
I have drawn on my own experiences. And those of my friends. And of
course my imagination.
5.
Can you tell us more about the main character(s)?
The only thing I want to say about my characters is that I intentionally
didn’t reveal the gender of them, other than the narrator and her husband. I
wanted to leave it for the individual reader to make their own decision. I left
it open for the reader to paint their own picture, posit their own questions,
possibly interpret their own relationships and place themselves in the story’s
narrative.
6.
How would you describe your style of writing?
My style of writing has been described as poetic. I’m afraid that I
can’t describe it. Although people who know me say that I write in the same
fashion as I speak! Whatever that means!
7.
Where and when do you write your stories?
I like to write either very early in the morning or very late at night
when there are no distractions and I can be my most creative and imaginative.
8.
What do you do and enjoy when you’re not writing?
I love dancing. Belly dancing and tap dancing in particular. I love
travelling and exploring new places and countries. Experiencing new sights and
sounds. I love walking. It clears my head always. People watching is a
favourite past time of mine too. It’s incredible what conversations you can
overhear when sitting in a cafe which often inspire the characters and events
in my book.
9.
If you could switch places with a characters from a book, who would it
be and why?
Alice from Alice in Wonderland.
I would so love to go down that tunnel.
10. What books have most
influenced your life most?
I love anything by Mitch Albom. He has inspired me to
write about themes that seem difficult for some. Like Time, Death, and
Nostalgia. I love his work. I’ve read all of his books.
11. What are you working
on at the moment?
I’m working on a couple of different projects at the
moment. I have a lot of ideas going around in my head at the moment! Things are
beginning to fall into place. I am also spending quite a lot of time promoting
‘There Is Always More To Say’ which I am really enjoying.
12. What do you enjoy most about writing?
That I can write whatever I want.
13. Pick three authors
you want to have dinner with and tell us why.
Judging by their work, I would love to have dinner with CS Lewis, Mitch Albom, and Enid
Blyton. I love their ideas. And the way they present
these ideas to their readers. I’m sure we would have a lot to talk about!
14. Imagine There Is Always More To Say would be turned into a movie, who would you cast for the main
characters?
What a great question! This is definitely
a fun idea. I think Tilda Swinton would be great. She’s so versatile. I like
the idea that at the moment fashion models are not defined by their gender as
to what they model. So men model women’s clothing and women model men’s
clothing but you can’t tell the gender of the model. And I would like the
person going to the film to decide for themselves as to the gender identity of
some of the characters in the book. I would like to see the book made into a
play also.
15. You also have a blog, what kind of posts do you
publish?
I’m extremely new to blogging.
I’m trying to get my readers to know more about me. My way of thinking. My
likes and dislikes. What led me to publishing my first novel. I’m trying to
bring them along with me during this adventure.
16. Coffee or tea?
Coffee. Nescafe Gold Blend when I’m at home and flat white when I’m at
a café.
17. Paperback or e-reader?
Definitely a paperback. I love to feel the pages of a book.
18. Mountains or the sea?
Oh the sea. I love the power of the sea. The sound of it. It’s
magnitude. It’s strength.
19. Summer or winter?
Would I be allowed to say autumn? I don’t like extreme temperatures. I
neither enjoy being too hot nor too cold. I also love the autumn colours as
well as the temperature. If not, English summers will have to do!
20. Sweet or salty?
Sweet. All the way. I love chocolate. Particularly those Cadbury’s Dairy
Milk £1 bars.
There Is Always More To Say - the blurb
Soho 1984: Two people meet and their worlds are changed forever. An unexpected meeting – a look that means their lives will never be the same again. In “There Is Always More To Say”, Lynda Spiro chronicles the lives of the couple through friendships, marriage, fleeting moments and snatched time. It is a passionate account about a connection between two people that never dies even when tested by distance and when life throws the unexpected at their feet.
“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances. If there is any reaction both are transformed.” C G Jung
Author Bio
Lynda Young Spiro is a mixed media artist whose love of textiles, found objects and recyclable materials are incorporated into her colourful work. Lynda was born in 1959 in Hampstead, London, where she now lives with her husband and two sons. Lynda’s previous book Latch-Hooking Rugs is published by A & C Black. There is Always More to Say is her first novel.
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