Will Sheridan
Will Sheridan
Will Sheridan Jris a former college basketball player who played for the Villanova Wildcats Men's Basketball program from 2003 to 2007. After graduation he played as an international basketball player in Italy. He is now a singer, musician and recording artist signed with Royal Advisor Records and an EP released entitled Ngoma. He is also a businessman and manager in a company in the fashion industry...
adventure theatre
I had loved poetry and the theatre. Now I loved adventure more.
father culture way
My father could talk about the Romany way of life and its culture. He could talk about freedom and the Scottish spirit. But that was all he could talk about. I was desperate for someone to talk to but there was just nobody there.
character reality people
Very often the characters people respond to best have little parts of reality they can relate to.
bees
Those who have not been stung will hardly fear a bee the same as those who have.
mother writing generations
Writing about the 1950s has given me tremendous respect for my mother's generation.
mistake thinking historical
Historical fiction of course is particularly research-heavy. The details of everyday life are there to trip you up. Things that we take for granted, indeed, hardly think about, can lead to tremendous mistakes.
jobs book research
I jealously guard my research time and I love fully immersing myself in those dusty old books and papers. It's one of the most enjoyable parts of my job.
people the-end-of-the-day different
At the end of the day, that's what a family is - a group of different people who accept each other.
book trouble
Researching books gets you into nothing but trouble.
adventure writing curiosity
For me, writing stories set, well, wherever they're best set, is a form of cultural curiosity that is uniquely Scottish - we're famous for travelling in search of adventure.
father home treasure
I've always had a keen sense of history. My father was an antiques dealer and he used to bring home boxes full of treasures, and each item always had a tale attached.
real people archives
Without archives many stories of real people would be lost, and along with those stories, vital clues that allow us to reflect and interpret our lives today.
real important world
Writers of novels live in a strange world where what's made up is as important as what's real.
people inspire culture
If we don't value the people who inspire us (and money is one mark of that) then what kind of culture are we building?