Well… first I think it’s that we tried to write it as a proper novel in its own right. What do you think it was about the novella that made it accessible to both Who and Non Who fans?
They’ve done wonders with the Script To Screen competition for kids, but there’s so much grownup talent out there waiting to be discovered as well…Ģ) In 2003 you won an Aurealis award for your Doctor Who novella, Fallen Gods. And with Doctor Who infinitely more popular these days, the pile of manuscripts they’d get would be enough to kill a man! But I still think it would be a wonderful thing if they could do something like that, even just the once.
I can understand why they don’t have one, for sheer practical reasons - the slushpile was ludicrously huge even in the Virgin Books days, which is why BBC Books only tried it for a brief while themselves when they took over. Do you feel then that BBC Wales is missing a trick not having a slush pile for the new and aspiring Who writer? Now, with the New Series, BBC Wales is more inclined to commission established Doctor Who novel writers, or celebrities such as Moorcock and Baxter, to write the books. Back in the day, the Doctor Who novels (whether it be the New Adventures or the 8th Doctor books) were mostly written by fans whose first professional sale was the publication of their Doctor Who novel – you being a case in point. He’s currently taking a six-month-ish break from writing to record an album of songs he’s written over the years, and work far too many hours as a software engineer.ġ) This question is inspired by something Grant Watson said recently. He’s also written radio plays, short stories, short films, the odd novella, TV scripts, and an in-development webcast series. Together they made a name for themselves in the Doctor Who novels while the show was off the air, collecting multiple Aurealis and Ditmar nominations and a Best Novel award for Fallen Gods. Jonathan Blum was imported from America fifteen years ago by his wife Kate Orman.
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