At home with author Ian Rankin
My dad sent me this article, an interview at home with Ian Rankin. Dad is a huge fan of Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus novels. They’re set in and around Edinburgh and Glasgow.
I love mystery novels and crime dramas on television, but the first time I read an Inspector Rebus novel was last year. And I started, not with Rankin’s series, but with Rebus’s Scotland: A Personal Journey
One funny excerpt about writing. Answering a question about whether he has a schedule, Rankin says “Not really. That’s one of the pleasures of being a writer. If I have a novel that needs writing, I’ll put it off for as long as possible, until panic sets in, and then I’ll eventually force myself to sit at my desk and start writing.”
I remember hearing that Douglas Adams was a procrastinator too. Sometimes, I wonder what authors are thinking about writing, but haven’t gotten around to yet.
