Font Literary Agency & Writing Centre, based in Dublin, Ireland is sending some of its authors on Virtual Book Tour during the month of April.
What is a Virtual Book Tour?
Font has arranged with different writers' websites and blogs to host its writers to discuss their latest books. On April 8, 2008, 3 Questions…and Answers will host Orna Ross and her novel Lover's Hollow.
Would you like to know more about Ross and her book?
Ross spent fifteen years in freelance journalism in Dublin and London before settling down to write fiction. Lover's Hollow is her first novel and is the story of 38-year-old Jo who returns to Ireland for her dead mother’s funeral to find that she has been left a suitcase of papers and letters from the past, unearthing family secrets of love and revenge, happiness and duty, and even a murder that has haunted three generations.
Ross co-runs in the Font Literary Agency & Writing Centre, heading up the Writing Centre and teaching creative writing classes. Her second novel, A Dance in Time, is due out later this year.
Would you like to participate in the event?
Traditional book tours allow readers opportunity to chat and ask questions of the authors. We have a way for you to do that too. If you have any questions or comments about Ross, her books, writing in general or literary agencies/publishers, please write them in the comment section below. All messages left by Sunday, April 6, by noon EDT will be forwarded to Ross. Her responses will be posted on Tuesday evening, April 8.
7 comments:
What led you to the story of "Lover's Hollow"?
How was the title chosen?
Do new authors have a lot of say so in the title?
How much did you deviate from the original story outline of "Lover's Hollow"?
How long has this story been in your head - from the original thought to publication?
When you finish a novel and send it off to be published do you have regrets, second thoughts, a desire to re-write, change things, etc.?
Your story involves the Irish Civil War. How much research was involved in the history of the conflict? Did you find and read real papers written by families effected by the war?
I have not read the novel yet but in reading a review it seems to have a romeo and juliet type storey running through it. Were you influenced by the play directly or is it a case where this is such a common thing that it seemed natural to write about it?
When you finished researching the topic of The Irish Civil War how do you keep focused on the story at hand and not go and develop other story ideas? It would seem that many ideas would spring forth begging to speak.
Are you happy with the cover art? The story seems much deeper than what the cover leads you to believe
I read one review of this novel that compares it to "Gone With the Wind." How do you feel about this?
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