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I grew up in the South Island of New Zealand, accustomed to the Southern Alps, the Pacific Ocean and a windy climate. From a young age I wanted to go to France, and I lived there for eleven years, studying French at university and teaching English. I also fell in love and married a Frenchman! I have always loved to write, but it wasn’t until I came back to New Zealand and was feeling homesick for France that I really got into my writing. This eventually led to being a freelance journalist for a few years and then starting my first novel, Alignment.

I’m a romantic and love love stories. Some favourites are Kate Grenville's The Idea of Perfection, How to Fall in Love by Cecilia Ahern and Me Before You, Jojo Moyes. Recently, I’ve developed a ta
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Tracy Chollet Alignment is my first novel, so I feel presumptuous giving advice to aspiring writers! What worked for me to write the original draft of the story was…moreAlignment is my first novel, so I feel presumptuous giving advice to aspiring writers! What worked for me to write the original draft of the story was that I set myself a goal of writing four handwritten A4 pages a day. I was aiming purely for quantity with no expectation about the quality. I wrote a massive 180,000 words. It was terrible, but I had something to work on. What followed was lots of rewriting. Reading books I love also inspires me to write better.(less)
Tracy Chollet I'm translating Alignment into French as well as working on my next novel, a story that I think will appeal to readers who enjoy Alignment. The story …moreI'm translating Alignment into French as well as working on my next novel, a story that I think will appeal to readers who enjoy Alignment. The story is taking shape, but it's too early to say anything more than that for the moment. I'm also slowly working on a personal project: a fictionalized memoir about my parents when they had only just met and my father was hospitalized for almost three years with tuberculosis in the hip bone.(less)
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“Don't ask yourself too many questions though, Isabeau. If you're always asking questions, there's no space for the answers to come.”
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“Don't ask yourself too many questions though, Isabeau. If you're always asking questions, there's no space for the answers to come.”
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