tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post3643593395995874763..comments2023-06-14T11:37:41.706+01:00Comments on Fiction Is Stranger Than Fact: Josa Young – Author of ‘One Apple Tasted’HelenMWaltershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182100572365505905noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post-63680389719288229722009-08-15T19:14:37.228+01:002009-08-15T19:14:37.228+01:00Thanks for the interesting and informative intervi...Thanks for the interesting and informative interview. <br /><br />I can understand that uncontrollable urge, but don't have as much to fit into my life as you do right now.<br /><br />Can't wait to read the book, it sounds wonderful.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post-46311267813772201282009-08-13T22:39:32.121+01:002009-08-13T22:39:32.121+01:00Great post. Am off to read the review.Great post. Am off to read the review.Suzanne Ross Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561888635304578484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post-72272261204583072582009-08-09T07:32:44.253+01:002009-08-09T07:32:44.253+01:00Oh what fabulous answers, esp number 1!Oh what fabulous answers, esp number 1!DJ Kirkbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481107164497582398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post-18043180928953181712009-08-09T06:45:33.390+01:002009-08-09T06:45:33.390+01:00Hiya Helen,
Been meaning to nip over for ages (t...Hiya Helen, <br /><br />Been meaning to nip over for ages (the tinternet was v v slow in Phnom Penh) and congratulate you on finishing your novel....I think I missed the initial celebrations during my blog hiatus but I am so happy for you...and excited to see how the next chapter will unfold! <br /><br />Kerry x<br /><br />P.s. Also v interesting interview!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07021142277030520755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post-10725070593220300832009-08-08T14:43:00.358+01:002009-08-08T14:43:00.358+01:00Great interview, very intresting. Look forward to ...Great interview, very intresting. Look forward to the review.claire phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313963622279623204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post-2764341956513900462009-08-06T13:46:20.473+01:002009-08-06T13:46:20.473+01:00Shoulder blades are wings? Fabulous news!!Shoulder blades are wings? Fabulous news!!Tamsyn Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08041502244181924265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post-7233518265775111972009-08-06T07:53:26.914+01:002009-08-06T07:53:26.914+01:00Thanks for the answer, Josa. Yes, Dickens certainl...Thanks for the answer, Josa. Yes, Dickens certainly knew how to name his characters!Quillershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148636009202550512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post-81460561892764422092009-08-05T23:44:51.062+01:002009-08-05T23:44:51.062+01:00An interesting and informative interview, Helen. ...An interesting and informative interview, Helen. Can't wait to read the book for myself!Jenny Darlingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post-86109643329471128282009-08-05T21:25:26.681+01:002009-08-05T21:25:26.681+01:00Great interview, Helen, and the book sounds like s...Great interview, Helen, and the book sounds like something I would definitely like to read. I can feel a purchase coming on...Kath McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post-19829051662388688492009-08-05T19:42:17.123+01:002009-08-05T19:42:17.123+01:00Really interesting interview. I'm so impresse...Really interesting interview. I'm so impressed that you got the first draft written in five weeks, that's so inspiring. I guess that comes from your journalistic background.<br /><br />Really looking forward to reading the novel now.<br /><br />Thanks Helen and Josa.Jill Steepleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415291022830619230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post-37223874241869515322009-08-05T19:02:54.407+01:002009-08-05T19:02:54.407+01:00Thanks for these brilliant questions everyone, and...Thanks for these brilliant questions everyone, and a huge thank you to Josa for popping back to answer them.HelenMWaltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182100572365505905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post-58641266521832100112009-08-05T17:18:27.236+01:002009-08-05T17:18:27.236+01:00Fia: I am older than I look I think. Inherited my ...Fia: I am older than I look I think. Inherited my mother's wonderful skin, and in the photo I had a lot of make up on, and my hair done. I had an agent within days of the first draft being completed, who was crazy about the book. Go to www.oneappletasted.co.uk for the whole story. I have been rejected by a lot of agents since, and do not have one currently although one has approached me now.<br /><br />OAT is my only finished manuscript, so I don't know how long I will take next time.<br /><br />And I want people to ask questions, so fire away everyone! Not nosey at all. I am fascinating by everyone's stories - they are all potent.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08536884736928320856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post-44097996544778065772009-08-05T17:15:01.710+01:002009-08-05T17:15:01.710+01:00Quillers: I am not sure where the names come from....Quillers: I am not sure where the names come from. I think I am influenced by Dickens on this one, but without his skill. They mean a lot to me though, and I am glad you like them. Got some great ones coming up....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08536884736928320856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post-3387130933254912792009-08-05T17:05:35.322+01:002009-08-05T17:05:35.322+01:00As I was working in London in the '80's, I...As I was working in London in the '80's, I'm sure I'll enjoy this book. You look too young, though, to be working then.<br /><br />You mention your first agent. Did you change agents between books?<br /><br />Did you find your first book took longer to write than your second?<br /><br />Using my mother's excuse: I'm not being nosey - just interested.Fiona Mackenzie. Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669889070557241716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post-68202575170305690702009-08-05T16:09:19.629+01:002009-08-05T16:09:19.629+01:00Great interview, and it's great to 'meet&#...Great interview, and it's great to 'meet' you, Josa.<br /><br />I love the name Dora Jerusalem. I always struggle with names for characters. So they always end up having names from a very small pool. Guy Boleyn is a great name too, suggesting intrigue and danger. <br /><br />How do you come up with names for your characters? And, like me, do you need the name clear in your head before you start writing them?Quillershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148636009202550512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post-33161858694492801972009-08-05T15:19:54.079+01:002009-08-05T15:19:54.079+01:00Thanks for the answer, Josa, and I wish you well w...Thanks for the answer, Josa, and I wish you well with the edit.Leigh Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651812577518625326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post-32627042207687230122009-08-05T15:08:39.907+01:002009-08-05T15:08:39.907+01:00Very interesting interview; thank you, Helen and J...Very interesting interview; thank you, Helen and Josa. I too can identify with your 'uncontrollable urge'.Queeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988379866736219329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post-55741367188058544082009-08-05T14:39:44.608+01:002009-08-05T14:39:44.608+01:00Leigh: I write at length best when I have a clear ...Leigh: I write at length best when I have a clear patch of time with a little pressure attached. The first draft of this particular novel poured out of me during office hours over a five week period. I am hoping in the autumn to clear the same kind of space for the major edit I need to do on the next one. I can write an article very quickly under almost any circumstances though - legacy of newspapers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08536884736928320856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post-50964561681899530232009-08-05T14:36:36.075+01:002009-08-05T14:36:36.075+01:00Great interview. Looking forward to the review on...Great interview. Looking forward to the review on Bookersatz.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post-360446050326317442009-08-05T14:16:12.297+01:002009-08-05T14:16:12.297+01:00Thank you, Helen, for this! It's brilliant!
A...Thank you, Helen, for this! It's brilliant!<br /><br />And Josa, I can sooo relate to your final answer - the little window on your real life.<br /><br />Now I'm wondering, is your writing better (by which I suppose I mean more creative) if you write when you have time, or when you have had to <i>make</i> the time, i.e. do you thrive under pressure, or does the stress dull your creativity?Leigh Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651812577518625326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post-1372927382586003732009-08-05T12:57:40.065+01:002009-08-05T12:57:40.065+01:00Thank you for allowing me to visit your blog, Hele...Thank you for allowing me to visit your blog, Helen, and I am looking forward to your review. Great questions that I enjoyed answering as well. If anyone else has any questions, please do ask in the comments. Josa xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08536884736928320856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945799624579106916.post-76449596809168645862009-08-05T09:22:43.032+01:002009-08-05T09:22:43.032+01:00That sounds like a great book, can't wait to r...That sounds like a great book, can't wait to read your review on Bookersatz!<br /><br />CxCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.com