Hannah Fielding's Blog, page 65

Career matters… when it comes to romance

          Careers are at the heart of my new novel Legacy. The hero, Dr Rodrigo Rueda de Calderón (Ruy), is a doctor who has set up […]

Should we unearth ‘lost’ books, or leave them well alone?

The lost manuscript has long been a source of fascination for readers and for writers. When an author’s work is beloved, there is an insatiable desire for more, and the […]

Shaping the ‘meet cute’ in Legacy

No doubt you’re familiar with the movie screenwriting term ‘meet cute’. It originated in the 1940s, when romantic comedies incorporated attention-grabbing and amusing scenes for the leads’ first meeting. Here […]

Should an author today fuse storytelling with style?

Did you watch any of the Olympics coverage? I did: I find the athletes very inspiring. They work tirelessly, they make sacrifices, they push themselves to the limit emotionally and […]

A legacy rooted in family

Two households, both alike in dignity… From ancient grudge break to new mutiny… From forth the fatal loins of these two foes… A pair of star-cross’d lovers… No doubt you […]

Writing the next generation: from Harry Potter to Andalucían Nights

In the past few weeks, a single book has dominated the arts headlines: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The script of the new stage show has been eagerly anticipated […]

Mindful writing – and, consequently, reading

Are you familiar with the psychological process known as ‘mindfulness’? Essentially, it means focusing your attention on the present moment – clearing your mind of the past and the future, […]

All the world’s stage: a Shakespearean echo in Legacy

Have you ever had a melody, or a line of poetry, or a quotation stuck in your mind? It happens to me quite often, especially with quotations from literature. I […]

The legend at the heart of Andalucían Nights

Last year, I wrote about one of my favourite works of literature, One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of stories from ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Indian, Egyptian and Mesopotamian folklore compiled during the Islamic Golden […]

Win a designer bag in my Legacy launch party!

Today I am delighted to formally launch my new novel, Legacy, the third and final book in the Andalucian Nights trilogy: A troubled young journalist finds her loyalties tested when […]