Hannah Fielding's Blog, page 63
November 10, 2016
Take a trip around the world with my books
Since I began my publishing adventure in April 2012, I have published five novels. What a journey that has been, for me and for my characters. Together, we have been […]
November 7, 2016
Will you judge a book by its cover?
One of the many aspects of being an author is cover creation. I am fortunate to have a publisher that allows me to have input into my covers, and it […]
November 3, 2016
Pan de Cádiz: a recipe for your seasonal preparations
Are you thinking about Christmas yet? Are you getting in the mood for feasting and merriment? No doubt if you’ve been to a supermarket recently you’ve noticed a proliferation of […]
October 31, 2016
On writing of love that lasts
Have you seen the recent theatrical trailer for the movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them? In the trailer, author J.K. Rowling explains how while writing her Harry Potter […]
October 26, 2016
Ten reasons to read romance novels regularly
When was the last time you read a romance novel? This week, I hope, or at least this month, because the benefits of reading romance are powerful. Here’s my top […]
October 23, 2016
Finding inspiration at the San Sebastián Castle, Cadiz
I love the city of Cadiz, Andalucía, that ‘lively and luminous’ city known as ‘the Bride of the Sea’, so much so that I set not one but two of […]
October 19, 2016
An algorithm that predicts bestsellers?
In the past few weeks a non-fiction book has taken the publishing world by storm: The Bestseller Code: Anatomy of the Blockbuster Novel. Written by a former literature lead researcher […]
October 16, 2016
Paella: Preserving a national dish
If there is one thing I know about the Spanish – having visited their beautiful country many times and set my most recent fictional works, the Andalucían Nights trilogy, there […]
October 12, 2016
Thoughts on the exposure of Elena Ferrante
In the past week, book news has been dominated by a single story: that of the unmasking of notoriously private Italian author Elena Ferrante. In case you have missed this […]
October 9, 2016
Cadiz cathedral: ‘the ship of souls’
‘A pile of rocks ceases to be a rock when somebody contemplates it with the idea of a cathedral in mind.’ So said one of my favourite French writers, Antoine de Saint-Exupery. […]
