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I am very grateful to one Bill Ectric for pointing me in the direction of his article on Strindberg . It is utterly enthralling. I recommend you read it post haste. Bill was kind enough to ask me about my work for an interview on his blog . Fans of David Devant may be interested in his latest post on the recently rediscovered film The M agician . I used to think I had aspirations to being some kind of polymath until I checked out the links at the side of Bill's page. Now I see I'm more of a dabbler. Toe in the ocean and all that. But as I used to say a little knowledge goes a long way. Reading about Strindberg was a revelation because it sounds like he freed himself from the expectations for literature to remain one side of fictional divide. When I wrote The latch last month I felt I had crossed a threshold and had leapt onto a horse far too wild for my wriding abilities. I think I just about managed to hold on though. Bill Lectric's novel, Tamper , seems simply irresisti...