Hannah Fielding's Blog, page 35
July 15, 2019
‘Soul-stirring’ views from the water
Each summer, from my garden in France, I watch a sailing regatta called Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez. There is something so romantic about the sight of all those sailboats sweeping […]
July 11, 2019
‘Believe in a love’: Taking inspiration from the poet Rilke
Rilke in Moscow, 1928, by Leonid Osipovich Pasternak I love poetry, its ability to capture and convey a sentiment in so few words; and for me, the more lyrical, the more beautiful. […]
July 8, 2019
A view to inspire: Castle Hill, Nice
In my new book, Concerto, the story begins in Nice, on the French Riviera. My heroine, Catriona, is an aspiring opera singer who lives with her mother in Vieux Nice, […]
July 4, 2019
Audiobooks: The power of oral storytelling
One of my earliest memories is of a castle. Turrets so tall they touched the clouds, beautiful gardens and a princess running across the lawn, her long train sweeping behind […]
July 1, 2019
Finding freedom and serenity on horseback in Concerto
The hero of my new novel, Concerto, is a man in pain, struggling in the darkness, both emotional and physical, brought on by going blind. When music therapist Catriona meets […]
June 27, 2019
How to write a romance novel, the Hannah Fielding way
Whenever I release a new book, interviewers commonly ask me about my writing habits – what are my sources of inspiration; do I plan or write off-the-cuff; where do I […]
June 24, 2019
Scent: the powerful, and lasting, ingredient in attraction
‘Pleasure is the flower that passes; remembrance, the lasting perfume’. — French writer Jean de Boufflers In my new book, Concerto, when the hero and heroine first meet they are […]
June 20, 2019
On treasuring print books
I find it hard to recall a time when I did not want to be a writer; it feels like it has always been part of me. Similarly, when I […]
June 17, 2019
Light in the darkness: Turning despair into hope in Concerto
‘A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.’ So wrote one of my favourite writers, the 19th-century French novelist Stendhal. In all of my […]
June 13, 2019
Finding inspiration in literary tourism
On an ordinary street in Dumfries, Scotland, beside the River Nith, lies an extraordinary house. Moat Brae, which was built in 1823, is a quite beautiful building, with its striking […]
