Lisa's comments (member since Dec 30, 2008)

Lisa's comments from the Q&A with Michelle Richmond group.

Michelle,

Thanks so much for the link to The Year of Fog map that you sent us:

http://michellerichmond.com/year-of-fog-...

What a great idea.

It's especially fun for me to see all the San Francisco locations and it will be educational for me to see all the Costa Rica locations.

Re Michelle's message #2: It was in reference to a post of mine which I just moved to The Year of Fog thread because I realized it has a spoiler.

ORIGINALLY POSTED IN CHARACTER THREAD UNTIL I REALIZED IT HAS A SPOILER:

I loved all the characters. I appreciated how The Year of Fog ended. I was sort of disappointed but it seemed so authentic that Jake would feel the way he did about Abby and the relationship. I thought it reminded him of the worst period of his life.

Michelle, I was wondering how you determined plot/endings. Both books have endings that are slightly unexpected.

Edit: Hmm...This might be better answered in The Year of Fog thread.

Thanks.

Well, I listened to the podcast you posted and it's interesting how you're willing to write about subjects in which you're not an expert. It shows how little I know about mathematics that in this book the writing seemed to come from an expert in both math and coffee. (For The Year of Fog it was photography, and to a lesser extent memory.) Anyway, in both books I felt I learned a lot about all the above.

How interesting is it for you to learn what you need to learn to write each book?

Thanks.

Michelle, Yes, I enjoyed it so much that I included it in my review.

Michelle, Thanks for the links to the podcast and especially to the interview. As a reader, not a writer, I'm always curious about how writers get their ideas. Looking forward to the discussion over the next couple of weeks.

Michelle, I also loved it and got a good laugh out of it and mentioned it to several friends who had read The Year of Fog but hadn't yet read No One You Know. Both books were excellent, but I haven't read your other two books yet.