Judy Hogan

Judy Hogan asked Jacqueline Winspear:

Hi, Jacqueline. I love your Maisy Dobbs books and have read them all. I'm happy there's a new one ou soont. Some people find that a long series gets harder to write, to keep lively. Do you find that, or is it easy to keep thinking of new situations for Maisy to be in? Judy Hogan, also a mystery author.

Jacqueline Winspear I am not thinking of new "mysteries" for Maisie to encounter - I let history be my guide and take it from there. I'm interested in how Maisie Dobbs and her fellow characters move through time and the challenges of their day - the mystery aspect of my novels comes from those considerations. I don't write whodunnits, so the plot is always a result of character development.

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Karla Hornbrook

Karla Hornbrook asked Jacqueline Winspear:

How much of your "writing" time do you spend on historical research?>I have read all of your books in order and love the different themes that have come out in different books. Thank you so much for creating Maisie!

Dena

Dena asked 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.)

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