Author Anthony Horowitz, Marble Hall Murders

Anthony Horowitz is a best-selling author of over 50 books, including the recent "Marble Hall Murders," which I read and loved. His teen spy series Alex Rider has sold over 21 million copies. His books have been made into TV and film series, and he's been commissioned to write Sherlock Holmes and James Bond novels. He is one of the UK's most successful and prolific authors, and is a master of writing novels.  We talk about making a films from his books, writing a book within a book, writing a murder mystery, hiding anagrams in books, his writing process and schedule, the disipline to write (or to not write), Dickens' Great Expectations, his school years, learning to write, research for books, creating characters, writing spy novels, technique, cultivating creativity, and much more. Links are on the podcast shownotes page. Support the show through Patreon.