Debbie Robson's Blog - Posts Tagged "journal"
Skive Magazine
The ebook Skive Future Magazine is up and I've just finished my review. See my books for details. Now begins the task of contacting the 40 bookcrossers whose bc names appear in Crossing Paths. Going through my emails from 2004, 2005 and 2006 I just couldn't believe how wonderful and helpful everyone was and all the well wishes I received. I sincerely hope my readers enjoy reading Crossing Paths as much as I did writing it.
To All Corners of the Globe
Just posted off what should be the second last lot of letters to my BookCrossing helpers. Chapters and release forms have gone out to Greece, France, Belgium, Australia, USA, the UK and Canada.
One helper wrote back saying that the journal entry at the end of the chapter didn't seem to have anything to do with the chapter itself. I wrote back to say that yes, it appears that way as most of the journal entries generally refer to something that is about to happen rather than what has just happened. The whole novel is actually like a large jigsaw puzzle.
In Crossing Paths, 52 books are journalled and/or released. The BookCrossers are generally from geographical locations that feature in the storyline and sometimes the journal entries are actually clues to what is troubling some of the main characters. I have had a lot of fun deciding the fate of those 52 books and the three starring books are: If On a Winter's Night a Traveller, Tell Me the Truth About Love and The Loving Spirit.
One helper wrote back saying that the journal entry at the end of the chapter didn't seem to have anything to do with the chapter itself. I wrote back to say that yes, it appears that way as most of the journal entries generally refer to something that is about to happen rather than what has just happened. The whole novel is actually like a large jigsaw puzzle.
In Crossing Paths, 52 books are journalled and/or released. The BookCrossers are generally from geographical locations that feature in the storyline and sometimes the journal entries are actually clues to what is troubling some of the main characters. I have had a lot of fun deciding the fate of those 52 books and the three starring books are: If On a Winter's Night a Traveller, Tell Me the Truth About Love and The Loving Spirit.
Meeting All My Helpers
Crossing Paths, my novel that is to be published in September, is unusual in that although it is a work of fiction, it is inspired by a real online book club and 40 real BookCrossers feature in the manuscript.
When I first started researching and writing the novel a lot of BookCrossers were helping me with my research and rather than make up BC names for the countless journal entries that were beginning to be a feature in the book, I asked my helpers if they would like a journal entry. Along the way 40 said yes.
Four years later I have been able to recontact all but four of my helpers. Some I still write to regularly and one day I would like to meet all of them including a lot of others that although they don't appear in the book helped me by answering often bizarre questions about places such as Lake Shawnigan and Turin; the traffic in Paris and a magnificent hotel in Looe, to name but a few. They will be listed in the acknowledgements along with a lot of other people not associated with bookcrossing.com
Here's to us getting together one day!
Debbie
When I first started researching and writing the novel a lot of BookCrossers were helping me with my research and rather than make up BC names for the countless journal entries that were beginning to be a feature in the book, I asked my helpers if they would like a journal entry. Along the way 40 said yes.
Four years later I have been able to recontact all but four of my helpers. Some I still write to regularly and one day I would like to meet all of them including a lot of others that although they don't appear in the book helped me by answering often bizarre questions about places such as Lake Shawnigan and Turin; the traffic in Paris and a magnificent hotel in Looe, to name but a few. They will be listed in the acknowledgements along with a lot of other people not associated with bookcrossing.com
Here's to us getting together one day!
Debbie
