In a fit of pique, I said to my agent, 'I'm going to write something you can sell.' The idea was to write a straight page-turner, with no literary conceits. Glen Duncan agentconceitfit Change image and share on social
There are two ways to write a werewolf novel - you can examine the genre conventions, or you can say, 'What would it be like if I were a werewolf?' Glen Duncan conventionexaminegenre Change image and share on social
Until the age of thirteen, I tortured the waiting worlds of book illustration and professional football by shilly-shallying over which of them was going to get the benefit of my inestimable talents. Glen Duncan agebenefitbook Change image and share on social
I'm not very good at story. In fact, compared to character and language, I barely care about story at all. Glen Duncan barelycarecharacter Change image and share on social
We have all seen werewolf transformations hundreds of times on screen. Glen Duncan hundredscreentime Change image and share on social
What I've absorbed of the gothic or paranormal has come mainly from films. Glen Duncan absorbfilmgothic Change image and share on social
For the minimum-wager with Caligulan needs, the glory days are soon over. Glen Duncan caligulandayglory Change image and share on social
Nineteenth-century English literature I know; 19th-century sewage systems, not so much. Glen Duncan 19thcenturyenglish Change image and share on social
One of the things that seems absolutely clear to me about werewolves - with their canine makeup - is that they would be dogs, as it were. Glen Duncan absolutelycanineclear Change image and share on social
I will waste an extraordinary amount of time, you know. And if it's not watching television, I'll be sitting staring out of the window. And yes, I know there's the idea of the artist, sitting there doing nothing while things are going on, but actually, no. It's vacant space. I'm thinking about the laundry. Glen Duncan amountartistextraordinary share on social