Ask the Author: Emma Henderson
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Emma Henderson
All the books on my summer reading list this year are connected with my next novel. I will be reading a lot of novels set in and non-fiction about Germany, both before, during and after the second world war. I will also be re-reading many John le Carre novels - with the excuse that they are research, but also simply because I love them.
Emma Henderson
I don't. I can't. It's terrible. For me, there is no way of dealing with it. I just have to wait it out. I try to read, but all too often, for me, reader's block goes hand in hand with writer's block.
Emma Henderson
The feeling of having written something worthwhile, whether it's a book, a chapter, a page, a paragraph, a sentence or even just a couple of words beautifully juxtaposed.
Emma Henderson
Read, read and read. Write, write and write. Whenever you're not writing, you should be reading. I don't always practise what I preach, but I do believe that reading is the best way to become a better writer.
Emma Henderson
I'm working on my third novel. It's called TWO GOOD MEN and it's about - guess what? - two good men. It's narrated, however, by a woman. This woman is the lover of both men.
Emma Henderson
Getting inspired is easy. Writing is hard. I find it very difficult to focus on turning the thoughts in my head into words on the page. Routine helps.
Emma Henderson
I lived in a remote valley in the French Alps for six years...
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