Hannah Fielding's Blog, page 33
September 23, 2019
Celebrating eight years of blogging: my favourite posts on books
This month marks eight years since I began writing this blog. Over those years, I have enjoyed writing about a range of subjects relating to my fiction, from culture to mythology, […]
September 19, 2019
The magnificent villas of Lake Como
When I decided upon Italy as the setting for my new novel, Concerto, I knew at once where I would set the story: beautiful, timeless Lake Como. More specifically, I […]
September 16, 2019
The enduring idea of soulmates
‘[H]e’s more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.’ So said Cathy of Heathcliff in Emily Brontë’s classic novel Wuthering Heights. Cathy had married Edgar, but she loved Heathcliff. […]
September 12, 2019
Healing with music: The Mozart effect
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) was, without doubt, one of the greatest composers to have ever lived. In his short life he composed more than 600 works, many of which continue to […]
September 9, 2019
The view from the water: setting the scene in my romance novels
My home in the south of France overlooks the Mediterranean Sea, and for a few days each summer, to quote William Wordsworth, ‘With ships the sea [is] sprinkled far and […]
September 5, 2019
On writing ‘drunk’ and editing sober
There is a very simple reason I am a writer: I love writing. I love the experience of taking ideas in my imagination and realising them on the page; I […]
September 2, 2019
The innocent heroine in love
At the start of my latest novel Concerto, the heroine, Catriona, is balancing on the line between girl and woman. She is eighteen, and in some ways she has an […]
August 29, 2019
On sudden inspiration, and ‘The Lake Isle of Innisfree’
‘Inspiration strikes’ is a common term, and as a writer, I understand why. Once you let writing into your life, your imagination is always active, always open, and sometimes out […]
August 26, 2019
A man in the shadows: Light and darkness in Concerto
Umberto, hero of my new novel Concerto, is a man who is comfortable in the spotlight. He has grown up the son of a celebrated opera diva, and has honed […]
August 22, 2019
Making books accessible with ebook versions
When I wrote my first novel, Burning Embers, there was no such thing as an ebook. My dream was simply to see the book in print; to hold the novel […]
