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Andria
Andria asked Rhys Bowen:

I'm curious: do you plan your books out, or do the ideas just come spontaneously?

Rhys Bowen Sorry it's taken so long to respond. I rarely check Goodreads. But I never plan out in advance. I have a rough idea of what might happen but then I just plunge ahead
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  • 9 years ago

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OMG. I am so in love with Venice sketchbook. I have my sisters reading now on their kindle. I am trying not to answer their questions and I keep telling them to read. It is hard not fall in love with Leo and Julietta I will always love this book thank you for writing it Did you fall in love while wring this book with the characters?

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I just finished Tuscan Child and loved it! Do you have, or have plans for, writing out recipes and posting them for the yummy rustic dishes Paola, Renzo and Sophia made in the book? I should have marked them as I read but was so absorbed in the book and characters it never dawned on me at the time!

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