Cathy

Cathy asked Jane Green:

Can you walk us through your process for writing a book — from idea to edits to the time we see it on the shelf?

Jane Green I usually start with a theme or an idea, jot notes, come up with the characters, do quite detailed pages on who they are and where they have come from. I write a few pages on where I see the first third of the book going, then start writing. I usually go through around four or five edits once I'm done. The first myself, then the next with my editor. Then I have to keep re-reading for typos in the pages, and then finally, a couple of months before publication, I get an Advance Reading Copy - an ARC - which I read again. The months leading up to publication are filled with promotion, these days mostly online, and often a book tour and events on publication.

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Alice

Alice asked Jane Green:

Many books are about present day problems, alcohol, drug, physical, abuse.. Grateful your stories give direction to get help. Have any of your books been made into a movie?

Peg Van kleef

Peg Van kleef asked Jane Green:

In Tempting Fate, the theme of forgiveness underscores the plot. Do you feel that not only your characters, but people in general, are capable of forgiveness on such a grand scale? And does that theme continue in Saving Grace?

A Goodreads user

A Goodreads user asked Jane Green:

Fortunately, I have been able to read a copy of Saving Grace through Netgalley - great book by the way, have recommended to my sisters - and I was wondering what kind of process did you go through with writing Grace's back story between her and her mother, especially regarding the mental health issues?

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