Dena
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Jacqueline Winspear:
Hi Jacqueline, First, re the mention of options for Maisie, if someone follows through, will you will have some control over how it is done? I love the series & would hate to see a hatchet taken to it. Second, I still find it hard to accept that you killed James, after Maisie has had so many terrible losses and such a help to others. (IMO, not really a spoiler, since it happened several books ago.)
Jacqueline Winspear
Regarding the options - well, that's the tricky thing about TV and Film - you think you have some say in it, and then you realize you don't. Its a nail-biting time, I have to say. But of course as a writer of novels, I have to accept that some story points do not translate well into a screenplay, so at times the writer has to go in another direction - my hope is that wide turns bring them back to the overall direction of the series as I have crafted it. Frankly, it's in the lap of the gods. And regarding James? He was always a bit of a boy, and he chose his path - as a character he killed himself.
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A Goodreads user
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Jacqueline Winspear:
Hi, I'm a huge fan of your Maisie Dobbs novels. I'm wondering if you have a background in clothing history/costuming? Your small touches and descriptions of outfits are SO spot on! Thank you! PS - Can you please have Maisie knit something? Best, Annie Modesitt
Claire Q
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Jacqueline Winspear:
I've read all your Maisie books and have really enjoyed them -- especially "Journey to Munich". I am an aspiring mystery writer myself and would love to develop a historical series like you have done. My question is twofold -- how do you conduct your research without getting overwhelmed with the tiny details and how do you plan your plots so they come together without being too 'easy'?
Maisey
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Jacqueline Winspear:
I love your books but I sometimes find it frustrating that it seems you really don't want Maisie Dobbs to be happy. How many bad things can happen to one character?! I realize you want to concentrate on aspects of the mystery at hand but often, crucial events in her life seems to be handled in the space of a few scant pages or in flashback, especially in "A Dangerous Place".
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