Then after dinner I will try to get another hour or two in before bed.
I try to write for a few hours during the day at least, then go for a run in the afternoon, or read a book. What’s your daily writing routine like and what are you working on at the moment? And I’ve been really influenced by Alfred Hitchcock, re-watching many of his films with an eye for the way he used misdirection and sleight of hand to set up twists and keep the viewer engaged. I always felt like it was cheating to take inspiration from the narrative arts outside of books but the narrative structure of In The Clearing was really inspired by the TV show Westworld. In recent times I’ve been heavily influenced by films and documentaries. What is something that has influenced you as a writer? I was fascinated by the fact it is one of the only well-known cults to be founded by a women, and also the deep ties the cult had to the medical and academic world in Australia. This story was heavily inspired by ‘The Family’ cult which was active in Victoria from the sixties to the nineties. What inspired the idea behind this novel?
When a new girl is ‘collected’ and brought to live with them, Amy gets more insight into the world outside and decides to take matters into her own hands. She is in her teens and is beginning to wonder what life is like outside of the clearing, where she lives with her ten sisters and brothers.
Amy on the other hand had only known life inside Blackmarsh, a new age cult. She lives with her son, whom she would do anything to protect, and her guard dog on the edge of a national park. Who is doing everything she can to fit in with the yoga mums and others in her community. It’s the story of a woman Freya and a girl Amy. Can you tell us a bit more about the book?
In the Clearing is a dark, chilling, atmospheric thriller.
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