Hannah Fielding's Blog, page 83
May 26, 2015
Adult colouring books
This morning, I logged onto Amazon UK and had a look at the books bestsellers list. What did I find at the top? Not a novel, not a biography, not […]
May 23, 2015
Welcome to Triana, Seville
The closest city to the hacienda, El Pavon, where my characters live in Indiscretion is Seville, Spain. It is a city I know well, and love, and so […]
May 20, 2015
Dreaming big, writing small: The #TwitterFiction Festival
Twitter: a social media platform used regularly by 302 million people, including me. I use Twitter extensively as a means by which to connect with readers and fellow romantics […]
May 18, 2015
The well-thumbed dictionary
On a mild summer’s day, once I have completed the writing tasks I set myself, I am usually to be found sitting in my garden near sweet-scented flowers, reading […]
May 16, 2015
Rooting romance in a close-knit family
In my new novel, Indiscretion, the heroine Alexandra is a young woman of dual heritage: she is half-English and half-Spanish. When her parents’ marriage ended, in her childhood, she went […]
May 13, 2015
Historical romance fun for aspiring romance writers
I know that many of my readers enjoy historical romance, and a number of you either write in the genre or aspire to. So I thought I would share details […]
May 11, 2015
Reading romance: A feminist pursuit
Is reading romance a ‘guilty’ pleasure for you? Do you read romance novels on an ebook so no one knows what you’re reading and judges you by it? Do you […]
May 10, 2015
The ‘real’ Mr Darcy
Mr Darcy, the archetype of the brooding, aloof romantic hero who is famous the world over more than two hundred years since his inception. Clearly, Jane Austen wove magic into this […]
May 8, 2015
Machismo: a positive or a negative quality?
No doubt you know the term machismo (from the Spanish ‘macho’) – most romantic heroes, after all, exude this quality. But what connotations does machismo have for you: positive or […]
May 6, 2015
Book restorers: The unsung heroes of the literary world
Two news stories caught my eye this week. The first was that, according to The Association of American Publishers, ebook sales fell by 10 per cent at the start of […]
