Hannah Fielding's Blog, page 82
June 17, 2015
Getting ‘in the mood’ for writing
A long-time subscriber to Mslexia magazine, ‘for women who write’, I always find its surveys really interesting reading. Not only do they help me find common ground with other writers, […]
June 15, 2015
A novel idea for readers: Buy after you read
With 30 published books translated into 80 languages and a total of 175 million copies sold across 170 countries, Paulo Coelho without a doubt knows writing and publishing extremely well. […]
June 13, 2015
‘Legendary’ Indiscretion
Whenever I write a new book, I immerse myself in the history and culture of the country in which the story is set. Legends are among my favourite aspects […]
June 10, 2015
The Future Library
Recently on this blog I wrote about books as a legacy, reflecting on the story of a writer who realised after his mother’s death how important her books were […]
June 8, 2015
What he saw: Moving into the hero’s point of view
Would you buy a romance novel written in the perspective of the male protagonist, so the entire story is told through his eyes? Traditionally, the answer is ‘no’ – […]
June 6, 2015
Maktoub: That which is already written
My new novel, Indiscretion, is set in Andalusia, Spain – home of the Moors for many centuries. Their influence on culture was profound, but so was their philosophy. If you […]
June 3, 2015
One Thousand and One Nights
The culture of Spain has many influences and nuances (see, for example, my blog post on the Moors of Spain), and in my new novel, Indiscretion, I wanted to […]
June 1, 2015
Grounding my romance novels in real places
Recently, I was interested to read an article in the Guardian on the subject of settings for books by the very popular novelist David Nichols (author of One Day, […]
May 29, 2015
Keeping Kylee by Jan Romes
From the blurb: Millionaire Quinn Randel is a world-class philanthropist and a world-class ass. He has a perfect life and doesn’t want to muck it up with marriage and kids. […]
May 27, 2015
Passing on books
In my novel Indiscretion, it is the power of heredity that pushes the heroine, Alexandra, to return to the place of her birth: Spain. She has lost her mother, […]
