Ada Polla
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Beth Harbison:
I love your books and can't wait to read this next one. I would love to know how you choose the brands you mention in your novels. Do you have a personal connection to all of them? Do you choose them based on your characters? Thank you!
Beth Harbison
One thing I always loved about Stephen King was that he puts you right in the scene, even the most innocuous scene, by adding details that are either familiar or easy to picture. The Ajax under the sink, for example.
If I ever mention a brand - whether its a beauty product, cheese, champagne, or whatever - it's because it's a favorite of mine and I hope it will be familiar to readers and pull them into the story that tiny bit more. If it isn't, I assume they either gloss over it or look it up and find a great new product!
If I ever mention a brand - whether its a beauty product, cheese, champagne, or whatever - it's because it's a favorite of mine and I hope it will be familiar to readers and pull them into the story that tiny bit more. If it isn't, I assume they either gloss over it or look it up and find a great new product!
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Good Book Fairy
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Beth Harbison:
hi there, i'm a book blogger www.goodbookfairy.com and on my FB page, Tuesday's are devoted to Tell Me What You're Reading Tuesday. This title was mentioned and of course I sang the title silently to myself (Cher song), and then looked it up. Laughed at your bio as I too grew up in Potomac. Do I know you? Did you go to Churchill?
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