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Luke Smitherd

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Luke Smitherd is the author of The Stone Man (shortlisted for Audible Book of the Year 2015) and its sequels as well as several other novels. A former singer and guitarist, he now writes full time, hosts the comedy music-discussion show Cracker Juice, and performs around Los Angeles as a stand-up comic. He divides his time between the United States and the United Kingdom.


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Luke Smitherd Hi Jamie, thanks for the question. D'you know, I don't think I've been asked that before, and that's a tough question to answer ...I think I'd probabl…moreHi Jamie, thanks for the question. D'you know, I don't think I've been asked that before, and that's a tough question to answer ...I think I'd probably say My Name Is Mister Grief. Purely because it had none of the logistical/plot hole resolving issues that all of the other books have had, so therefore it was easy. I use a lot of 'rules' in my plots, which I like (barriers with The Stone Man, the limitations of the Overlay Device in Hold On Until Your Fingers Break etc) but the downside to those is having to work within those rules. You should see my notes where I have to go through an endless process of logic to find the answers. Keeping it as watertight as possible, logically, is very important to me, but it's mentally taxing sometimes, to the point where - in the case of The Stone Man - I didn't touch the book for about four months as I had to figure out how Andy and Paul would get in touch with the military higher-ups while they were just random civilians.
PS Also The Man On Table Ten. I had a lot of fun with that one.(less)
Luke Smitherd Hi Thomas, and thanks for the question. Yep, more in the pipeline, I've just been lost in endless redrafts! If you're not already on the mailing list …moreHi Thomas, and thanks for the question. Yep, more in the pipeline, I've just been lost in endless redrafts! If you're not already on the mailing list at lukesmitherd.com, get signed up as there should be some announcements coming very soon. Thanks for the support my friend.

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Hello everyone, and as we’re not quite at the halfway mark of January I feel like it’s still okay to say happy new year. I hope you had a great December, and now it’s time to turn my/our/the filthy, lecherous Smithereen nation gaze towards the future.

So what is next? Well… that’s kind of up to you, or at least the audiobook listeners among you.

That’s because I’m planning on going back to the early

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“The only thing in this world more irresistible to human beings than greed is curiosity, and the need to know the answers.”
Luke Smitherd, The Stone Man

“the things you ‘just don’t do’ and the things you ‘just do’, in my eyes, are the actions of sheep. Act the way you feel, not the way you’re expected to. Say what you mean.”
Luke Smitherd, The Stone Man

“we all are never one person alone. Different sides of us, brought out by different situations, and we can never truly know who we will be from one day to the next. You can be one of them more than you are any of the others, and decide that is you ... but when you are caught unawares, the dice of your personality is rolled and the outcome is not given by any means.”
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Luke Smitherd Great stuff Chad, let me know what you think! :)


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