Write Now with Michael Findlay

Who are you?Michael Findlay, art dealer, New York CityWhat do you write?I write non-fiction to help people enjoy and understand modern art. My first novel “Tam’s Tale”, recently published, is a young man’s quest in an imaginary land blending intrigue adventure and fantasy. I had not thought about writing that kind of book, the idea came to me suddenly and the story flowed. I enjoyed writing it much more than non-fiction because I didn’t need to do any research.Where do you write?I write at a small desk in my library in my country house looking out onto flowering bushes and trees. I love trees. I write on a MacBook Air and print out to revise and edit.When do you write?Since I am still an active art dealer I only write on weekends starting early about eight am and straight through until lunch. On the rare occasions I’ve been stuck I go for a short walk in the woods and that gets my brain going again.Why do you write?When I was twelve I wrote a short horror story to impress a girl I…