Susan Goddard
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Helen Simonson:
Helen, When you're starting a new project, or novel, how important is it to you to consider the voice and point of view you are going to write it in? Have you ever considered writing in the first person? Thanks, Sue Goddard
Helen Simonson
Dear Sue, I have trouble with first person. Somehow it feels too much like I creep in to the character. I prefer a little distance, both in character and setting. You'll note that I live in Brooklyn, NY but write about the rural England I remember so fondly. Close third person - where I am on the shoulder and in the head of the character but still an outside observer - is my preferred perspective. But never say never...
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Judy
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Helen Simonson:
I'm a huge fan of your books, and I think I saw an email where you were recommending a new novel about to come out. . . but now I cannot recall where I saw it, or who sent it out. If you have recommended a new book, please tell us what it is? And I hope you are working on a third novel!
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