Creative Space - Matthew Tait

Creative Space
Matthew Tait

Until reading King's On Writing, I had always dreamed of having a cathedral-like creative space... as much a mirror of the canvas of my skull as I could possibly make it. Then he reminded me that life isn't a support system for Art, but the other way around.

And so my little desk now sits in a corner, and my friends who stand on it are a permanent fixture (including a miniature Kurt Cobain to remind me of my musical roots), although some days they might be swapped around. What you can't see is still a room that is a testament to the human imagination. I collect movie memorabilia and have framed portraits of some of HR Giger's paintings. A talking Gollum and a life-sized Jason head from Friday the 13th are placed atop the works of fiction I've been adding since the age of nine. Things like these are only inspiration tools as I pad around, nothing more, and that's why the desk faces away from them. The only distractions I can tolerate when writing are from my small view and music from my speakers. The dicta-phone tucked away in the corner has come to play an integral part in the writing process for me.

Matthew Tait

Matthew Tait was born in Adelaide, Australia, in 1977. Like many authors and artists he has held far too many for any man to admit to. These include working in kitchens and co-managing a video store to name just a few. And although it seems a pre-requisite for any writer, he's plays rhythm guitar in a few grunge bands as well.

Currently he is one of the associate editors of HorrorScope (the award winning Australian news and literary criticism zine dedicated to dark and speculative fiction). His latest novel is titled Different Masks. In 2006, his short story "Car Crash Weather" was shortlisted as a finalist for the Australian Horror Writers Association annual competition.

http://www.matthewtait.com/