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Jan 30, 2013 11:41AM
Hopefully as we can't get the other thread open we can use this one, let's hope that readers are still around !
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Hi everyone ! sorry just trying to sort out the links here and there !
Hello, just noticed this new thread as the old one still isn't open!
Ooh, friends from the forum AND a real life friend. Is that chemically safe?
I was hunting and hunting and thought you'd all gone off somewhere.Hiya
Rosen wrote: "How is everybody?"I'm a bit knackered but ok. Hope you're fine!
Can I rattle in a quick question, I'm going to anyway!!Hi Rosen! I read on one of your author pages you studied experimental psychology at university. It sounds intriguingly sinister, what is it exactly and what influence has this, if any had on your writing?
Welcome everyone ! Feel free to ask Rosen any questions about her books and her writing. Please avoid spoilers or use the spoiler code which you can find in the "some html is ok" above the box, and don't forget to refresh like mad and change page every 50 posts !
Evening all!How's Exeter Rosen - that river still rising?
Knackered and likely to intermittently disappear - still working unfortunately!
And who did you perform the experiments on?
David wrote: "Hi Rosen! I read on one of your author pages you studied experimental psychology at university. It sounds intriguingly sinister, what is it ..."Experimental psychology is like normal psychology but without most of the b*llocks. It's all based on empirical research rather than unfalsifiable theories.
David wrote: "Can I rattle in a quick question, I'm going to anyway!!
Hi Rosen! I read on one of your author pages you studied experimental psychology at university. It sounds intriguingly sinister, what is it ..."
I was going to ask something similar as well, as I thought it must have had an influence on 'The Ice Marathon' (and probably your other books too...)
Hi Rosen! I read on one of your author pages you studied experimental psychology at university. It sounds intriguingly sinister, what is it ..."
I was going to ask something similar as well, as I thought it must have had an influence on 'The Ice Marathon' (and probably your other books too...)
I'm not sure that it's had a great impact on my writing - not as much as the university experience in general has had.
Hi Rosen! I'm good thanks. So - 200,000 downloads! How did you amass such a great number!
Will wrote: "And who did you perform the experiments on?"lab rats?
So, like other sciences based on experiments. So, what kind of experiments???
I'm only here for David Wailing's autograph, and the chocolate fountain - fire that bad boy up!
This is like a who's who gathering of Indie authors...
Haha! I brought the five metre high chocolate fountain, of course.
Alex wrote: "I was going to ask something similar as well, as I thought it must have had an influence on 'The Ice Marathon' (and probably your other books too...)"Actually, abnormal psychology (psychiatric illnesses etc) made up less than 10% of the Experimental Psychology syllabus. The mental health themes in my books are based on the personal experiences of my friends and I.
Lol Bryan ! I believe David's event might be coming soon ;) chocolate fountain galore then, I promise !
Jonathan wrote: "This is like a who's who gathering of Indie authors..."
Illustrious company (or monstrous regiment?) =P
Illustrious company (or monstrous regiment?) =P
Jonathan wrote: "This is like a who's who gathering of Indie authors..."which requires a collective noun...
Rosen, if I can help you with keeping track of the questions just give me a shout :)Hey everyone !
Rosen, I found 'The Other Daughter' very moving and frightfully realistic - did you do any research into real life cases, or did you just imagine?
Steve wrote: "Hi Rosen! I'm good thanks. So - 200,000 downloads! How did you amass such a great number!"Two words: KDP Select.
KDP Select promotions can net pretty large download figures, as I'm sure you know.
Also, I have many titles because I released five short stories from a collection separately, which boosts the figures considerably.
Kath wrote: "hey all :)"hey Kath, how you doing?
Rosen wrote: "Alex wrote: "I was going to ask something similar as well, as I thought it must have had an influence on 'The Ice Marathon' (and probably your other books too...)"
Actually, abnormal psychology (p..."
I guess drawing from your own life is always going to result in greater realism and truth than anything you've learned academically.
Actually, abnormal psychology (p..."
I guess drawing from your own life is always going to result in greater realism and truth than anything you've learned academically.
Wow! Messages are coming in quicker than I can read. If I miss anybody out it's nothing personal.
Can we get back to Rosen's "ghostbusters" style experiments please? lol
I have a question but I'll wait (by the chocolate fountain).
B J wrote: "Evening all!How's Exeter Rosen - that river still rising?"
Actually I'm in Cornwall at the moment. It was a beautiful day - I forgot it was January - felt more like March.
Rosen, you recently got to Number 1 in the Top 100 free books on Amazon with Pompomberry House 'and' The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling was right alongside you in the Top 100 paid books - I've never cracked the Top 500 myself, so kudos to you as that was a great achievement - is it something that you were particularly proud of?
Will wrote: "And who did you perform the experiments on?"Most experiments at undergraduate level are performed on unsuspecting friends. It's not as exciting as it sounds. I never got to stick electrodes on a friend's head but I did get several to press a few buttons.
Lorraine - Lover of Jellybeans wrote: "Lol Bryan ! I believe David's event might be coming soon ;) chocolate fountain galore then, I promise !"Blimey, these sci fi authors get all the best gigs.
