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David Whitley (born 1984) is a British writer, author of the young adult/teen fantasy '' The Midnight Charter'' and two subsequent books in the Agora Trilogy. ''The Midnight Charter'' was published in August 2009 and was Whitley's debut novel. Whitley was born in
Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...
in the North West of England, where he was a pupil at The King's School. At the age of 17, he entered his first novel for the Kathleen Fiddler Award and was shortlisted. Still studying for an English degree at
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, he submitted a children's story for the Cheshire Prize for Literature and, at 20, became its youngest ever winner.


Method of writing

Whitley claims he is an obsessive planner, stating that he has "at least ten pages of notes" before he starts, including a plot outline, description of characters and a chapter-by-chapter break down of the book. This means he has a direction, and allows him to invent details and sometimes entirely new characters as he goes along, knowing full well that they will not obstruct the over-all structure of the book.


Bibliography


Agora trilogy

*'' The Midnight Charter'' (2009) *'' The Children of the Lost'' (2010) *'' The Canticle of Whispers'' (2013)


References


External links


David Whitley's official websiteInterview With David Whitley
{{DEFAULTSORT:Whitley, David 1984 births Living people British children's writers People from Chester Alumni of the University of Oxford People educated at The King's School, Chester