Lexie Elliott
Top of my list is Arundhati Roy's The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. I loved The God of Small Things so very, very much that I am actually feeling very nervous about reading it - the level she set with that first book seems impossible to match. I think I shall just have to take a deep breath and dive in...
Also on the list is Karen Dionne's The Marsh King's Daughter, which by all accounts is a sensational thriller. Beyond that, I might surprise you by saying that I'm actually hoping not to read too much: I'm working very hard on my new novel and I find it inhibiting to read other authors when I'm deep in the writing process as I can unconsciously pick up the 'voice' of whatever I'm reading.
Also on the list is Karen Dionne's The Marsh King's Daughter, which by all accounts is a sensational thriller. Beyond that, I might surprise you by saying that I'm actually hoping not to read too much: I'm working very hard on my new novel and I find it inhibiting to read other authors when I'm deep in the writing process as I can unconsciously pick up the 'voice' of whatever I'm reading.
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Hannah M.
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Lexie Elliott:
I was wondering if you had any characters, items, places, dialogues, etc. that you have taken out of your stories that I could use in a story idea that I had? The idea is about an island where every story piece that was given up on, thrown out or abandoned ends up. I've been asking authors if they have anything I could use because I want to put some truth in the idea. It's fine if you don't have anything. Thanks! :)
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