Looking back on it, it’s mostly a blur but I remember it being crazy fun. It took about three months to write, all over one rather frenzied summer. I always like to ask authors about their writing process, how long did it take to write The Wolf Road? And do you have a ‘quiet’ location where you write?
They took that, ran with it, and came up with something striking and beautiful. My only real input was saying I liked bold, typographical covers. I can’t take any credit for that! Dom Forbes at HarperCollins designed the cover and it’s just perfect, he did a fantastic job. Did you come up with the idea for the artwork? It was brilliant and gave me invaluable, real experience to draw on for Elka’s story. I was uncomfortable and hungry and cold, woke up shivering, covered in dew. I slept in the woods, built a shelter, made fires, set traps and prepared game. I had the base knowledge of the area and skills but I wanted a more hands-on experience so I spent a weekend in the woods learning bushcraft and survival skills. I was already an ardent, long-time fan of survival shows and movies, and nature documentaries, so knew I wanted to write something set in the wild. Thank you! The research was the best part. Like hell I could make her do anything she didn’t want to do!Ĭ an you give us a little idea of the research that was required to write such an extraordinary book? It’s that old, annoying thing writers say, ‘the character led the story’ but Elka really did.
I had a start point, Elka in the trees watching the man she once loved, I had a moment in the middle, and a vague sense of where I wanted Elka to end up, but other than that, it all came together on its own. H ow did you come up with such a compelling post- apocalyptic storyline?įirstly, thank you for calling it compelling! It was pretty organic. To me, it’s about a girl’s journey, about facing her demons and trying to find her own place in the world. Upon finding this out, she flees into a scarred wilderness to find her real parents but neither the man, Trapper, nor the law on his tail, aren’t letting her go that easily. The Wolf Road is about Elka, a young girl who discovers the man who raised her, is a killer. In the latest in a series of Meet the Author Interviews I am delighted to welcome Beth Lewis to talk about her stunning debut novel The Wolf Road which is has just been released through The Borough Press and is available through Waterstones and all good bookshops.Ĭ ongratulations on your debut novel The Wolf Road, can you tell you tell us a little of what The Wolf Road is about? MEET THE AUTHOR BETH LEWIS – THE WOLF ROAD ~ ~ The Wolf Road – Beth Lewis The Official Blog Tour
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