Ask the Author: Lucy Winton
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Lucy Winton
I honestly don't know. It's like lightning.
Lucy Winton
Two things inspired 'Wild Rose'. The first was the question: What if wolves weren’t extinct in Scotland? The book itself is set in a land very similar to Scotland and is heavily inspir
One night I dreamed that myself and someone else (I can’t remember her name in the dream) were hiding a girl in a café. She was concealed in a room that only women could enter (and no, it wasn’t the ladies’ toilets). Two or three men came into the café looking for her; they had no idea where she was, and they were on a time limit.
Then a woman came into the café and that was when things changed, because she could enter the room and find the girl. Luckily, she didn’t.
I’ve never been able to forget that dream, because it raised some very interesting questions. Why was the girl hiding? Why were we hiding her? Who were those people and why were they looking for her? Why was there a time limit?
One night I dreamed that myself and someone else (I can’t remember her name in the dream) were hiding a girl in a café. She was concealed in a room that only women could enter (and no, it wasn’t the ladies’ toilets). Two or three men came into the café looking for her; they had no idea where she was, and they were on a time limit.
Then a woman came into the café and that was when things changed, because she could enter the room and find the girl. Luckily, she didn’t.
I’ve never been able to forget that dream, because it raised some very interesting questions. Why was the girl hiding? Why were we hiding her? Who were those people and why were they looking for her? Why was there a time limit?
Lucy Winton
I'm currently working on 'Dark Rose', the next book in the series. It's about Isabel Monray, Percy's younger sister, and the responsibilities she's going to inherit now that her brother's given up his title.
Lucy Winton
Go with the style that works best for you. If you’re a pantser, that’s fine. If you’re an outliner, that’s great too. When you find out which one you are, stick with it.
Lucy Winton
Writers can conjure amazing things with their imaginations. They create worlds for readers to wander around in and fall in love with, and even though you only spend a certain amount of time there they stay with you, and they’re always waiting for you. All you have to do is open a book.
Lucy Winton
I normally let my mind rest for a while before going back to the story. It helps to think about what originally inspired you.
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