Sir Wilfred Stepney
The character of Johnny’s friend and onetime lover, Sir Wilfred Stepney, is based on two painters: Lucian Freud, who wasn’t gay, and David Hockney, who is.
Inspiration
Playlist: Craftwork Inspiration
This mammoth playlist features some wonderful modern instrumental music that I listened to on repeat as I wrote Craftwork.
Millicent
Though Millicent is a few years younger than Gosha, Gosha entertains hopes that she and Millicent might be friends. Unfortunately, the circumstance of their meeting sets that friendship off to a difficult start.
The Comet Club and the New Romantics Movement
The Comet Club, stronghold of usurpers to the sainthood of Shadow and workplace of Johnny and Alfie, I pictured in my mind as a cross between the Bowery Ballroom in New York City, one of my favorite places to see live music, and the fabled Blitz Club of 1980s London.
Pauline Sutton, Saint of Shadow
Kate Bush is one of my all-time favorite performers.
Alfie Lester
Alfie Lester’s checkered past on the streets of Cheyne Heath has made him the perfect partner for Gosha.