Christine Fay
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Fiona Davis:
I'm very excited to read your new book, which just came out this month! How do you get your ideas for your books? Are they some sort of divine inspiration or are you methodical about choosing your topics?
Fiona Davis
Hi Christine - thanks for asking! I usually consider a building first - the Barbizon Hotel for Women, the Dakota, Grand Central - and then I do a lot of research to see if it will work as a setting for a fictional story. As I do the research (interviewing experts, residents, reading lots of books and articles), ideas for the characters tend to start forming in my mind - often inspired by real people I've read about. So it's an organic process that starts with a seed of an idea and grows through learning more about the place and the people who populate it. I hope this makes sense. :) Best, F.
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Andrea
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Fiona Davis:
Hello Fiona, I just received word that I won a copy of The Address, (yay!) from Goodreads, and I'm thrilled as I adored The Dollhouse. Here's my dilemma; I'm Canadian, and in honour of Canada's 150 birthday this year, I've pledged to read 50 books by Canadian authors or books about Canada. I've read that you were born in Canada, but raised in various parts of the U.S. Do you still identify as being a Canadian? TIA.
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