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URL:
www.lindsaytownsend.com
Contact:
lindsaytownsend@yahoo.co.uk
ABOUT LINDSAY
Lindsay has been
writing stories since she was six years old. History and the
past have always intrigued her, and writing stories about
heroes and heroines overcoming massive problems and finding
love as they do so is a wonderful way to earn a living!
Lindsay is married and lives in England in the
beautiful county of Yorkshire. When she's not writing or
researching about the past, she enjoys reading, walking,
swimming and cooking. A member of her local writers' group,
she teaches creative writing at her local college.
INTERVIEW
Q: What is your writing day like?
A: I wake at 7.00 a.m. and write in the morning until 12 noon. Some
afternoons I teach creative writing for adult learners at my
local college and call on my elderly mother daily to check she
is OK. I try to keep mornings clear for writing, when I find I'm
at my most fresh, but it doesn't always happen that way!
Q: Why do you like writing historicals?
A: Because of the scope it gives me to include high stakes,
life-and-death adventure. I love having my heroes and heroines
rescue each other and historicals give me lots of chances to
indulge that passion. For example, dangerous wild boar don't
roam in large part of Britain now, but they did in the past.
Q: What about your heroes? Are they alpha males?
A: They're very much alpha men who are caring and protective. I
don't consider brutish behavior to be sexy.
Q: And your heroines?
A: Tough but tender and active, since I'm a bit of a tom-boy. I
suppose there's an element of wish-fulfillment for me when I
write both my heroines and my heroes.
Q: What part of your writing do you enjoy the most?
A: Creating characters, writing love scenes, scenes of sexual
tension, scenes of adventure. Putting my characters in conflict
and danger, bringing them through it so they have not only
survived but grown. Finally, I love writing happy endings!
Q: What part of your writing do you enjoy the least?
A: Spell-checking!
Q: What kinds of books do you enjoy reading?
A. I love reading all genres. I love to lose myself within the
world of a book.
Q. What do you consider romantic?
A. Giving - especially flowers or trees. Last year, I gave my
husband a plum tree on his birthday and he gave me an apple tree
on mine. The blossoms on both are glorious and renew every year,
reminding us of our love.
Q. What do you consider sexy?
A. Read my books and find out!
Thank you for your time and for reading!
Best wishes,
Lindsay |
