Ask the Author: Helen Lerewth
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Helen Lerewth
Sue Grafton, X (Kinsey Millhone Alphabet series); Connie Willis, Crosstalk, and Helen Halstead, A Private Performance: A sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
Helen Lerewth
Whatever happened to my great-grandmother's brooch with the lovely blue stone and two diamonds? In fact I know what happened to it; and I adapted the story for 'The Sapphire', which I've just published on Kindle.
Helen Lerewth
That is such a difficult question to answer, because so many couples in fiction are not in fact fictional, while historical couples weren't in fact as they were depicted by their contemporaries ... so what is a fictional couple? Arraghh!
So let's go off-piste and say George and Timmy from the Famous Five Books (for the uninitiated: George is a girl who dresses as a boy; Timmy is a dog).
So let's go off-piste and say George and Timmy from the Famous Five Books (for the uninitiated: George is a girl who dresses as a boy; Timmy is a dog).
Helen Lerewth
See my blog: https://helenlerewth.wordpress.com/20...
Helen Lerewth
Places I have been, books I have read, people I have met, experiences I have encountered -- and those my friends and family tell me about.
Helen Lerewth
I am polishing up the 'Just Woman' stories for publication on Amazon. I also need to rewrite the sequel to 'Kimball's Kiss' -- but a major rewrite is needed following the recent civil war in the Ukraine.
Helen Lerewth
Don't be afraid to write purely for your own enjoyment, or for the enjoyment of friends or family. You don't have to write for the general public.
Helen Lerewth
I use writing to explore various scenarios and possible solutions to life's problems; to explore different characters and how they respond to life; and if I don't like the result, I can change it!
Helen Lerewth
I put the writing aside and do something else, then return to it later, read it through and hope inspiration will come. Usually it does!
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