I was just thinking about place today. About WHERE. Call it what you will. Setting or Location maybe. For me it’s all about the spirit of a place. How a place makes me feel, the images it conjures and the sounds and the smells of it. Of course different places trigger all sorts of memories, some conscious, others less, so but it’s an experience we all share. Other places we may not have been but something about them speaks to us. Maybe it’s to do with films we’ve seen or books we’ve read. Some places resonate so strongly that it’s hard to believe we’ve never set foot there. That’s what I look for when planning a new novel – a place that intrigues me, that carries a hint of mystery, that’s somehow a bit different. For me the time period or WHEN comes next.So what places speak to you? And why? Or is it something you just can't put your finger on?

Dinah, Book publicity