Leah Marie Brown
I couldn't possibly narrow it down to one! I love Alexandre Dumas for his ability to craft stories with thrilling plots and intrigue. I lose myself in the beauty of his words and the seeming simplicity of his complex plots.
I admire Ernest Hemingway for his economical use of words because I struggle with limits (as clearly shown with this answer - LOL).
I love Jane Austen's ability to convey the ridiculousness of class politics and the "pop culture" of her era. I admire Dickens for a similar reason - he turned his pen into a weapon to combat the hypocrisy and class injustices of his time.
Stepping away from the classics aisle - I loved Rosalind Laker's novels and was fortunate enough to maintain a correspondence with her several years before her death. She was a brilliant world builder and wrote about empowered heroines before it was en vogue.
Thank you for your question.
I admire Ernest Hemingway for his economical use of words because I struggle with limits (as clearly shown with this answer - LOL).
I love Jane Austen's ability to convey the ridiculousness of class politics and the "pop culture" of her era. I admire Dickens for a similar reason - he turned his pen into a weapon to combat the hypocrisy and class injustices of his time.
Stepping away from the classics aisle - I loved Rosalind Laker's novels and was fortunate enough to maintain a correspondence with her several years before her death. She was a brilliant world builder and wrote about empowered heroines before it was en vogue.
Thank you for your question.
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Tava Musial
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Leah Marie Brown:
Hi Leah! Thanks for taking the time to answer our questions! One of the things I love most about your books is the beautiful thread of friendship woven throughout your stories. The friendships that you lay out are easily as important to the plots as the romances. Obviously, friendships are very important to you. Do you ever see yourself writing a book where the friendship is the main plot...like say...Beaches?
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