photo: Raphael Coffey Photography
Hard to believe The Berkeley Square Affair will be out in less than three weeks (March 25). I’ll be doing a number of guest blogs and giveaways
to promote it, including on Lauren Willig’s site on March 10th. My blog hosts have been wonderfully generous about letting me choose topics, and I could use your help. I’d love to hear suggestions of what you would like me to blog about – anything from history to writing to parenting to fashion or a combination of ideas.
As an incentive to come up with suggestions, I’ll be sending an ARC of The Berkeley Square Affair to commenter on this post. Contest closes March 14 at noon PST.
Happy weekend!
Tracy Grant - Novelist 
March 7, 2014 at 9:22 pm
I would be interested on what made you change the main characters’ names.
March 7, 2014 at 9:37 pm
Congrats on what is sure to be another fantastic book! I would love to see a blog post on whether any of your characters are based on people you know.
March 7, 2014 at 9:40 pm
Beyond the act of writing, what are the biggest challenges/complaints to be an author?
March 7, 2014 at 10:04 pm
Thanks, Diane! The short answer is that my new publisher wanted new names to relaunch the series.
March 7, 2014 at 10:05 pm
Great question, Christine! I’ve had friend and family ask that often :-).
March 7, 2014 at 10:05 pm
Wonderful suggestion, Hannah – thanks!
March 8, 2014 at 1:53 am
Your main characters’ young children play a much bigger ongoing role in the books than any other historical novels I can think of. Was that a conscious decision or did it just come out of your experience as a mother?
March 8, 2014 at 4:53 am
Tracy, it might be fun to know why you chose to write about the early 1800’s time frame. I have to say your books and C S Harris have both given me a richer appreciation for this era.
March 8, 2014 at 5:46 pm
I would love to hear how you keep it all together. Parenting, writing, housework, time to yourself, etc. Maybe a day in the life. Also I think hearing how you got started and how you would go about getting started for someone thinking about it. Maybe you should teach a class 😉 I’m interested in how women really lived back then. In your research have you come across anything that gives us any ideas on a true day in the life? I even wonder things like how they dealt with monthly cycles. All the Jane Austen hype really glamorizes the time period, but I would like to hear the other side to it. Speaking of glamorizing, have you seen “Austenland”? Very funny. Can’t wait for new book!
March 9, 2014 at 8:05 am
I should like to read about the incorporation of real historical figures into your novels, and what rules you consider govern you when you do so. For example, do you feel that you must be true to the character of the person, so far as it is known? Could you alter something fundamental about them, e.g. give them a relationship or a child which they did not have?
March 9, 2014 at 11:16 am
All such good questions. I agree with Paige in that it would be very helpful to working women to know how you do all that you do. Do you have a strategy of strict working hours or do you go with the flow during a normal day? I also find it fascinating to know how you go about the process of writing and publishing a book. For example, do you find it difficult to be writing a new book at the same time as doing revisions etc. for the previous one?
March 9, 2014 at 3:04 pm
I would love to read some blogs about interesting historical facts you came across in your research
Can’t wait for your new release- I love your books!
March 11, 2014 at 5:40 pm
I do agree with Paige about the day-to-day aspects of life in the past. On top of my mind are monthly periods and beauty matters (you know, waxing and all that… women never seem to spend any time doing all that kind of things!). I’ve always wanted to do some research about those aspects of life, but never got around to do it! But I do have a loooong list of books dealing with hair throughout history! I’ll borrow them from the library, one day! 🙂
March 19, 2014 at 9:45 pm
Thank you for the wonderful suggestions!! Congratulations to Hannah who won the copy of The Berkeley Square Affair. Hannah, if you email me through the About Tracy page, I’ll send the book on its way to you.
Meanwhile, today I’m talking about the role Hamlet plays in the book on Word Wenches and giving away another copy
http://wordwenches.typepad.com/word_wenches/2014/03/ive-loved-shakespeare-ever-since-the-summer-i-was-six-when-my-parents-took-me-to-as-you-like-it-twelfth-night-and-romeo-ju.html
March 19, 2014 at 10:34 pm
Congratulations to her!!! 🙂
March 21, 2014 at 11:52 am
That was a really good interview. I am very much looking forward to reading the book. I enjoy Shakespeare too. I remember doing Romeo And Juliet in form 4 at school. All the boys thought it was soppy and girly. Then in form 5 we did Macbeth. That shut them up. If anyone ever says Shakespeare is for girls just show them Macbeth.
March 26, 2014 at 12:33 am
In the midst of the early chapters of BERKLEY SQUARE and wondering about the different version of Alaister’s death – different fron SILENT MOON? Is this where the universes of Melanie/Charles and Suzanne/Malcolm split?
September 25, 2014 at 12:42 am
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