Seamas O'Reilly

But what I love about Derry is that I have the

I have the sibilance and the meter and the scansion of that place in my head and nothing thrills me more than imagining that idiolect, the way the people talk there.

And I've, it's just really, really fun.

Also, if you're, especially if you're writing your first fiction, it's really good to have something which you do know like the back of your hand because it's a bit of a cheat code really.

It's much braver and I really do admire those authors who, you know, straight out of the gate they're talking about

something completely outside of their experience.

But it's generally a pretty good idea to stick to what you know, at least starting out.

That's a good question.

Someone asked me that the other day.

I think I'm very proud of the audiobook.

I really think it's fantastic.

I'm also a complete book addict.

And if my wife is listening, I'm sorry.

I am coming home with about 12 extra books because I keep going to bookshops and they're all very nice people.

Either one is fine by me, but I'd say generally speaking, everyone should buy four or five copies of the book and the audiobook on several different devices.

That's all I would suggest.