| Frederick Forsyth's day starts at seven in the | | | | His Writing Room |
| morning, and it's breakfast time after letting Stella | | | | The writing room has been formed by converting |
| and Shen out. The breakfast for him means | | | | the dairy room where the curtains are kept |
| crushing a grapefruit and putting the kettle on. His | | | | closed all the time. According to Frederick Forsyth, |
| groundsman Dan arrives with the Mail and the | | | | preparation before actually writing the novel is |
| Telegraph at about 7.30 AM. Frederick Forsyth is | | | | hard work as he needs to be clear about the |
| a man of strong political views (a conservative at | | | | character and the plot of the novel before writing |
| heart), he is almost furious with the way UK has | | | | one word of the novel. Mostly, he takes the help |
| been run after the political decline of Margret | | | | of a contact who sets up meetings with |
| Thatcher. He didn't like the regimes of John Major | | | | concerned person wherever he has to conduct |
| or Tony Blair. He goes for a shower after going | | | | the meetings. The concerned persons might be jail |
| through the newspapers of the day. | | | | governors, police chief, head of Special Forces and |
| Frederick's Everyday Routine | | | | more. |
| Now is the time for the dogs to come in and get | | | | Parents Were Avid Readers |
| their treat. His farm is a huge 170 acres which is | | | | He was the only child of his parents and both |
| managed by his farm manager David. Frederick | | | | mum and dad were avid readers, a habit which |
| Forsyth doesn't like cutting hay, but he loves | | | | was passed on to him as if as a family tradition. |
| driving tractor. He also helps with lambing | | | | He was fond of adventure stories, as they helped |
| whenever going gets tough for others. His letters | | | | him get out of the small town atmosphere where |
| arrive by 11 AM, and he types his replies (and | | | | he lived and understand the world outside better. |
| books) with two fingers and thumb (for space | | | | As a writer, he is pretty quick, he churns out 10 |
| bar). He typed exactly the same way when he | | | | pages every day for 45 days, and he's done with |
| started his career as a cub reporter. He doesn't | | | | it. His wife understands he needs to be busy for |
| own a mobile phone though there are times when | | | | that time, and bears his (mental) absence. |
| he feels the need to have one. | | | | |