David Whitley
British writer (born 1984) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Whitley (born 1984)[1] is a British writer, author of the young adult/teen fantasy The Midnight Charter and two subsequent books in the Agora Trilogy. The Midnight Charter was published in August 2009 and was Whitley's debut novel.
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Whitley was born in Chester in the North West of England, where he was a pupil at The King's School.[2] At the age of 17, he entered his first novel for the Kathleen Fiddler Award and was shortlisted. Still studying for an English degree at Oxford University, he submitted a children's story for the Cheshire Prize for Literature and, at 20, became its youngest ever winner.[3]
Method of writing
Whitley claims he is an obsessive planner, stating that he has "at least ten pages of notes" before he starts, including a plot outline, description of characters and a chapter-by-chapter break down of the book. This means he has a direction, and allows him to invent details and sometimes entirely new characters as he goes along, knowing full well that they will not obstruct the over-all structure of the book.[4]
Bibliography
Agora trilogy
- The Midnight Charter (2009)
- The Children of the Lost (2010)
- The Canticle of Whispers (2013)
References
External links
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