Issue 2 Writer Spotlight | Mark Blackburn
C+B: Tell us about yourself, Mark!
MB: I'm semi-retired now but most of my working life I spent selling sneakers - first to runners and then to the fashionista! Nowadays I live on the edge of a historic country estate where I walk the dog and write about nature and the world around me. I've swapped politics for writing, but in the past I've stood for UK Parliament - twice!
C+B: Describe your work in three words.
MB: bordering on obsessive
C+B: What are your long-term goals for creating?
MB: Just to create a body of work that I feel does me justice
C+B: Which creator (present day or in the past) do you most admire and why? What draws you to their work?
MB: Carson McCullers - no one writes better about the human condition.
C+B: Describe your ideal collaboration.
MB: I already have it - with Alice Jowitt, who illustrates my children's books and some of my other work!
C+B: Describe your ideal creative retreat.
MB: A turret room in an old house with a sea view!
Currently inspired by: Mia Farlane @miafarlane.writer, Alan McCormick
Find and support Mark here:
IG: @mdhblackburn
