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Jul.29.2009
"What was a misstep that you (or your publisher) made with publishing your first book--and how would you do things differently if you could?"
I wrote One Apple Tasted in initial draft a few years ago, immediately landed an agent (who was super enthusiastic) and thought my dreams had come...
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Jul.15.2009
Cheryl Pasquier writes: Will somebody please get Cupid signed up for some archery lessons pronto, because his magic little love darts seem to be way off the mark pretty much all through the book !
This funny, charming, romantic tale stars Dora Jerusalem, a slightly naive and idealistic features...
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Jul.12.2009
It took me a long time to feel I was in a position to write fiction of a more rounded type (previously I did snappy, plot driven short stories inspired by Raold Dahl), until my mid thirties in fact. And only after my mother had died. I miss her every day, but losing her freed my imagination, and...
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May.19.2009
You wouldn't think that simply stepping out of a nice shiny black front door, with a lion's head knob, in Bloomsbury could be so significant, would you? Well, for me it is like the nicest thing I could possibly imagine - it is the dream I used to help myself go to sleep, the story I told in my head...
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May.17.2009
I am sure a lot of people do this, but I find that my reading habits are very much dictated by my mood and what is going on in my life, and I don't despise anything. From the instructions on a shampoo bottle to the world's greatest literature, and everything in between.
Because my first novel One...
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About Josa
Born in Kent, England, into a large, complicated family, Josa Young has always told stories. She read English at Cambridge University, and started her career at Vogue magazine in London. Since then, she has worked as a consumer journalist, but with thousands...
Causes Josa Young Supports
Concern
Save the Children
Kids Company
The Children's Society
Josa’s Favorite Books
Cold Comfort Farm, by Stella Gibbons
The Pursuit of Love, by Nancy Mitford
Love in a Cold Climate, by Nancy Mitford
Black Mischief, by Evelyn Waugh
The Sword...