Syrie’s Comments (group member since Jan 19, 2011)

Syrie’s comments from the Q&A with Syrie James group.

Amber wrote: "Hi Syrie! First of all, thank you so much for doing a discussion group on here! This is awesome!

How long did it take you to research for The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen? You wrote so well from ..."

I'm so glad you liked that novel; I adore Jane Austen and had a great time researching and writing it. I would guess I spent about 6 months doing the initial research, which involved reading many dozens of Austen biographies and books about the Regency period, and rereading all of her novels and letters. My research continued throughout the entire writing process, which included a Jane Austen tour of England. It took a year to write the screenplay (which came first; I still hope it'll be a movie someday) and another 9 months to adapt it into a novel.

It must be something in the genes, but some of the most romantic and enduring relationships in my family history began as love at first sight, including my own love affair with my husband. You can read all about it on my new blog post at: http://www.syriejames.com/blog/?p=151...

Maybe that's why I felt compelled to write about the passionate, whirlwind romance between Michael and Nicole in my new novel, NOCTURNE.

Do You Believe in Love at First Sight? Has it ever happened to you? What are some of your favorite books, movies, or stories from real life about whirlwind courtships? I look forward to chatting with you on this exciting topic, which is very dear to my heart!

Hi everyone! I'm here to answer any and all questions you might have about my writing. i.e. my writing schedule, writing process, inspiration, research, character development, do I use an outline, when I started writing, how I got published, writing books vs. screenplays ... whatever springs to mind!

Thank you so much for joining my discussion group. I will be back on Monday, January 24 to begin the discussion. In the meantime, please feel free to introduce yourself.