Jewels for Christmas from Avi, Susan Albert and Raab Associates
to me, "It takes a heap of manure to make a flower grow."
The same person also said, "If you want to write well, you need to go to sleep at night thinking what you've written is great, as long as you when you wake up in the morning, you know that it was awful."
10.SR: Can you recommend an excellent ~how-to~ writing book?
AVI: No. I've never read one. I'd guess the best writing book is your favorite book-or an author you enjoy.
11.SR: Do you ever regret using just a first name?
AVI: No.
12.SR: What is the most interesting experience you have had because of your unique name?
AVI: Can't think of any.
13.SR: How would you say your writing has changed over the years?
AVI: Perhaps more focus on character, less on plot. Overall I hope it's gotten better, but that's for others to decide. The last book review is your obituary.
14.SR: Why are children and adults as well, so hungry for stories?
AVI: We live in a chaotic, increasingly irrational world. I like to think stories make connections, provide meaning, explanations (emotional and logical) and therefore help ourselves find ourselves.
15.SR: Can you discuss in general current or future projects please?
AVI: Just fiddling away on new stories.
16.SR: Please finish this sentence: ~My greatest passion is trying to live as fully as I can.
Interview with Susan Wittig Albert
Another gem published in time for a great Christmas gift is the intriguing novel about Beatrix Potter and a murder mystery that unfolds in the quiet English town where she has just purchased her Hill Top Farm. National bestselling author, Susan W. Albert has written a novel that will be enjoyed by young adults and adults. Readers will love meeting Beatrix and her menagerie of pets that are already familiar to most, Peter Rabbit, Miss Tiggywinkle and others. "The Tale of Hill Top Farm" is sure to be a winner for someone on your gift list. ISBN: 0-425-19634-8 Published by The Berkley Publishing Group
--------------------------------- Susan Wittig Albert is the author of THE TALE OF HILL TOP FARM, the first book in the BEATRIX POTTER COTTAGE TALES (October 2004, ISBN 0-425-19634-8) For news about Susan and Bill Albert's best-selling books: www.mysterypartners.com And for Susan's web log: http://susanalbert.blogspot.com/
1.SR: What was your inspiration for your wonderful mystery, "The Tale of Hill Top Farm?" Beatrix Potter is one of the most unlikely people one would expect to find in a mystery.
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