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Myriam Imedio, journalist and writer, has just released a new novel, The most remote island in the world. Self-published author in her beginnings, she already has titles such as the expected rain and Selleck's Seventh Point. In this interview He tells us about her and much more. I really appreciate your time and kindness in serving me.
Myriam Imedio — Interview
- ACTUALIDAD LITERATURA: Your latest novel is The most remote island in the world. What do you tell us about it and where did the idea come from?
MIDDLE MYRIAM: En The most remote island in the world is spoken of mental health, of lights and shadows, of the limits of the human being and of pure evil. The island is not just a physical island and therein lies the interest of the novel. In addition, its protagonist is a very powerful character who embarks on an unexpected journey that will change the lives of many people.
The idea came about when I saw a news item on television about the Wall Street tycoon, Jeffrey Epsteinon your island Little Saint James, a paradise in the Caribbean. They call her the 'pederast island' or 'island of orgies'. Rich and famous went there and abused girls, minors, and did all kinds of aberrations. I was inspired by reality and horror.
- AL: Can you remember any of your first readings? And the first story you wrote?
MI: I fondly remember reading The Little Prince when I was little, a story that I have reread over the years because you always learn something new. And I also remember reading at school a novel called I like and scare your cat eyes de Jose Maria Plaza. She loved it and was nervous because the author was coming to the school to give a talk and sign copies. The first time an author dedicated a book to me. Those things are not forgotten. and andI write since I have the use of reasonI wish I remembered the first story I ever wrote. I'm sure it was about animals because I read fables and stories nonstop.
- AL: A head writer? You can choose more than one and from all eras.
MI: As such, no. But I like a lot of authors. Oscar Savage, Foster Wallace, Paul Auster, susanna Tamara, Zafon, Pink Huntsman. I read all genres so there are countless writers who contribute and teach me.
- AL: What character in a book would you have liked to meet and create?
MI: The first thing that comes to mind is Fermin Romero de Torres, seems to me such a real character, so loquacious and lovable. The wind's shadow It wouldn't have been the same without him. Also to Holden caulfield, the protagonist of The catcher in the rye. And to Dr. Hannibal Lecter, de The silence of the lambs. Many are happening to me, heh, heh.
- AL: Any special habits or habits when it comes to writing or reading?
MI: I write with the television on. I can't be writing in absolute silence. And I need to have something to drink nearby. Especially coffee. Whenever I write a novel I cannot miss the character sheetsI am very strict about that. I may not have the whole plot clear when I start writing, but the characters do. I need to know what they are like, how they think, what they have experienced, how they speak. This way I connect with them much better and I write more fluidly. at the time of readI am one of those they underline the books, they turn the corners, i take notes in the margins… Some of them will be raising their hands to their heads right now, heh, heh.
- AL: And your preferred place and time to do it?
MI: I usually write in the bed surrounded by books, pages, notes... In chaos I find order. Moment, when you can, but if I sit down to write it is because I know I have three or four hours ahead of me. I don't know how to write at times. I can't spend twenty minutes on it and quit. I used to write a lot at night, now I'm more daytime. Of course, I take notes at any time of the day. The notebooks are never separated from me.
- AL: Are there other genres that you like?
MI: I read all genres. I don't choose the book I want to read because of the genre, but because of the story, protagonist, synopsis, period... And I like it that way. The thriller and the black novel They call me a lot for the speed, the twists, the intrigue, but I'm also attracted to novels intimate o historical. There are real wonders and I'm not going to leave them aside because they belong to one genre or another.
- What are you reading now? And writing?
ME: I'm done An unknown girl, of Mary Kubica, I have fifty pages of invisible by Paul Auster and then I'll start The spy that emerged from the cold by John LeCarre. now i'm in full organization process for the next novel, documenting myself, looking for scenarios, thinking… Then, the writing will come.
- AL: How do you think the publishing scene is and what decided you to try to publish?
MI: Hard. There is a lot of supply and not as much demand as we writers would like. When I finished my first novel I knocked on many doors and none opened, I saw the months go by, even a year or more, and at that moment I decided self-publish on Amazon. I wanted to know if it liked it, if it reached the reader, if it moved, if they wanted more, to have feedback. And I launched. She didn't want to put the novel away in a drawer. The experience was very very positive.
With the second novel I won a prize literature and I had the good fortune to publish with Roca Editorial. Now it is RBA that has bet on me and I am excited, happy, nervous. Everything comes when it has to. You have to be persevering and not throw in the towel if you really have your goal clear.
- AL: Is the moment of crisis that we are experiencing being difficult for you or will you be able to keep something positive for future stories?
MI: I think it's hard for everyone, for me too, of course. I am in the fed up phase, I have “pandemic fatigue”. I always keep something positive, you have to see the glass half full although, sometimes, you would like to smash it against the ground. Notice that in confinement consumed a lot of culture, books were read like never before, concerts were followed on social networks, literary gatherings... Culture evaded us from reality. It saved us in a way. With that I stay. Complicated situations inspire, I will make the best of this time we are living.