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Strange This Magical Mind
Parramatta: A Dictionary of Place and Memory - S
I don’t see myself as particularly religious.
My beliefs verge on mystery and the magical, but something strange happens every time I write.
I was trying to explain to a friend the architecture of the world I write and I referenced Middle Earth.
Imagine all my stories are set in a particular universe. That world is Muslim and it operates within the parameters of the religion. That means destiny, angels, magic, all of which are overseen by a higher being.
That is my story world.
The physical world is a slightly different story.