Author Interview : The Crime Warp welcomes Netta Newbound, author of a host of psychological thrillers .

Netta Newbound is a prolific writer of psychological crime fiction.  Originally from the sunny climes of Manchester she emigrated to the not so sunny New Zealand.  The Crime warp is honoured to have her pay us a visit.  Her most recent book The Watcher was released on 2nd February 2017..

Liz: It's lovely to meet you Netta.  Hope you've brought the sun to this Spring day. Let's get down to the nitty gritty shall we? Tell us a bit about your current book release.

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Netta: The Watcher is a psychological thriller about a naïve young woman named Hannah who, through fluke and hard work, lands herself her dream job in the city. She makes several new friends and even starts a relationship with her boss, Max. However, things soon take a sinister turn when she meets Don Henry, a psychotic ex-soldier. He sets his sights on Hannah, and, unbeknown to her, begins to eliminate anybody who stands between them.

Liz:  Very creepy, dark psychological stuff going on there.
If The Watcher was ever to be televised or made into a film who would you like to play your main characters and why?

Netta: Oooh, that’s a tough one. Okay, let’s think…

                       To play Hannah – The actress Karen Gillan (from Doctor Who) would be perfect.

                      For Max –  Theo James (Divergent) is pretty spot on.

                     And finally, Don – Someone dark and moody

like Tom Hardy (Although I need him to play Adam Stanley, one of my characters from another series! haha)

Liz:  Some great choices there!   Could you describe how the germ of an idea develops into a full-blown novel?

Netta: I never know where a story will end up when I first begin writing. I start with a vague idea, but the story will often take its own direction and I’m always the first to be shocked by any plot twists.

Liz:  Where is your favourite place to write and why?

Netta:  My favourite place to write is on my lounge chair with my laptop on my knee, but I try not to do this as I will never switch off. Instead I go into the office during the day and force myself to stop working once I break for dinner. However, things don’t always go to plan and I will still be tapping away till bedtime.

Liz:  Any writing exercises you’ve found particularly useful as a writing stimulus?

Netta:  Perfecting writing is no different to perfecting anything else, the more you practice the easier it will get. I used to begin each day with a random line taken from any book and would write a full page of whatever came to mind. I didn’t care what drivel I wrote as nobody would ever see it, but I found the more often I did this, the better the outcome.

Liz:  I think I might try that.  I just wondered  if you weren’t a

writer what would you like to do?

Netta:  I’d love to be a behavioural psychologist for the police. I’d dig and delve into the minds of serial killers and find out what makes them tick. That would be my dream job.

Liz:  My daughters in Year 2 of a Forensic Psychology degree and I'm so jealous.  I do love to pick her brains though.  So, Netta, spill the beans, which author are you cosying up with tonight? 

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Netta:  I’m currently reading Dark Minds, a fabulous compilation of short stories published by Bloodhound books.

Liz:   Which fictional hero or anti-hero would you like to meet and why?

Netta:  Jamie Fraser from Outlander (Cross Stitch) Not the guy that was cast for the tv series, but the one I’d imagined.

*Fans self*

Liz:  Do you have competing ideas for future projects and have you ever worked on more than one at the same time?

Netta: Yea, I always have two or three ideas floating around my brain at any one time. However, I’m usually very strict with myself and only allow myself to begin a new project when the previous one is completely finished. That said, I’m working on two right now J.

Liz:  Do you linger in your research period or do you rush your research to get stuck into the writing?

Netta: My research is an ongoing thing as I only ever know the outline of my story and the nitty gritty stuff comes from deep in my subconscious. I always have google at the ready for any questions that pop up as I write.

Liz:  Well Netta it's been a real pleasure spending time with you, I wish The Watcher every success.