Anne Grange

Distortion is the second novel by Sheffield-based author Anne Grange. A lot has changed since I published my first novel Outside Inside and got stuck into writing Distortion. It seems like Distortion has taken a long time to write but sometimes real life takes over: buying a house (not with the proceeds of my first novel unfortunately) and a change of career. After finishing my MA in Writing, I launched my freelance writing business, Wild Rosemary Writing Services, so I've spent a lot of time...See more

Distortion is the second novel by Sheffield-based author Anne Grange. A lot has changed since I published my first novel Outside Inside and got stuck into writing Distortion. It seems like Distortion has taken a long time to write but sometimes real life takes over: buying a house (not with the proceeds of my first novel unfortunately) and a change of career. After finishing my MA in Writing, I launched my freelance writing business, Wild Rosemary Writing Services, so I've spent a lot of time helping other people to write their books: something I'm very proud of. I get quite immersed in writing my novels. I started learning the bass but now I've picked up my trusty Telecaster for the first time in years and have started playing in an all-women punk band! I decided that my character Jason should be obsessed by the Manic Street Preachers. I bought a few of their CDs second-hand and then got stuck in a terrible traffic jam with their first album on repeat, turning it up louder and louder. When I finally got home, I was a firm convert! I've now seen them several times and I now have a 'Libraries Gave us Power' tattoo - very apt in these dark days of public libraries under threat. I wonder where my third novel will take me? See less