Lori Nelson Spielman
Hi Rhonda,
I remember reading a book by Lolly Winston called GOOD GRIEF and thinking, maybe I could write a novel. Lolly's first-person, accessible writing style inspired me.
I read mostly fiction and, for me, a great story trumps brilliant writing. If a book makes me feel something—whether it’s hope or despair, pain or joy—I’m hooked. Add to that an interesting setting and sympathetic characters, and you’ll find me happily lost in the pages for days. Some of my favorite books are John Steinbeck’s East of Eden, Kathryn Stockett’s The Help, The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith, and most anything by Maeve Binchey and Elizabeth Berg.
Thanks so much for your great questions. Best wishes to you!
Lori
I remember reading a book by Lolly Winston called GOOD GRIEF and thinking, maybe I could write a novel. Lolly's first-person, accessible writing style inspired me.
I read mostly fiction and, for me, a great story trumps brilliant writing. If a book makes me feel something—whether it’s hope or despair, pain or joy—I’m hooked. Add to that an interesting setting and sympathetic characters, and you’ll find me happily lost in the pages for days. Some of my favorite books are John Steinbeck’s East of Eden, Kathryn Stockett’s The Help, The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith, and most anything by Maeve Binchey and Elizabeth Berg.
Thanks so much for your great questions. Best wishes to you!
Lori
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