New Terry Pratchett interview

20 January 2008 (12:02) Interviews Terry Pratchett News News Archives

A new interview with Terry Pratchett was released recently on the French website ActuSF. To quote some parts of the interview:

Actusf: There are many characters who return throughout the Discworld. Authors often have peculiar relationship with their heroes. How do you consider these characters? Old friends?

Terry Pratchett: In a way. You can’t live with them for as long as I have without liking them. I respect the integrity of their characters — that is, I cannot change them beyond their natures as they have appeared in the books — but I know that they are not…real.

Actusf: You write mainly inside the Discworld. Don’t you feel somehow locked into it?

Terry Pratchett: Not at all. It gives me immense freedoms. And even the restrictions aid creativity.

Actusf: Until when will you pursue Discworld ? What could put an end to it?

Terry Pratchett: Me dying. I don’t intend to write the official Last Discworld Book, but I may slow down.

Actusf: What inspires you the most: Books or events? Why? Which event of this last year would you like to grant a role in a future plot?

Terry Pratchett: Events inspire me the most. As for recent news, well, we’ll wait and see…

Please keep in mind that the interview was probably translated from French.