Coming up with the idea is the worst part of writing for me. Megan Chance More Quotes by Megan Chance More Quotes From Megan Chance Honestly, I really didn't want to take on World War II France, but when I came across the story of a nineteen-year-old Belgian woman who created an escape route out of Nazi-Occupied France, I was hooked. Megan Chance want war years I read a ton of fiction - historical, contemporary, literary, commercial, I love it all. Megan Chance contemporary historical fiction I'd extend an invitation to Lisbeth Salander. She would definitely shake the party up and get it started. I think she is hands down one of the most original, innovative, kickass female fictional characters ever. Megan Chance party character thinking My next guest [ for party with five favorite fictional characters] would be Scarlett from Gone With The Wind. I mean, come on, I have to know if she ever got Rhett back. Megan Chance party character mean Thematically, we're both [with Kristin Hannah ] interested in women's experiences and women's stories, and until now, you've mostly dealt with how it feels to be a wife/mother/sister/name your poison in today's world. But this story [The Nightingale ] is told from the perspective of two sisters during the German occupation of France in WWII. Megan Chance mother names two Of course, there are hundreds of novels and authors that have influenced me. But to choose three, they are: Stephen King/The Stand (and really most of his books); Anne Rice/The Witching Hour; and Pat Conroy/The Prince of Tides. These authors write my favorite kind of book - epic feel, gorgeous prose, unique characters, and a pace that keeps you turning the pages. From them, I learned a lot about characterization, pacing, prose, voice, and originality. Megan Chance kings character book I think The Nightingale is my best, most mature, most moving novel, but maybe that's just because I love these characters. I love the setting. Megan Chance character moving thinking I love the idea of ordinary women making extraordinary sacrifices. Megan Chance sacrifice ordinary ideas I love women being the heroes of the piece. There is just something so dramatic and important about this story [The Nightingale ]. Megan Chance important hero stories The women of the French Resistance astounded me. Isabelle and Vianne [from The Nightingale] are my homage to those brave and forgotten women. Megan Chance resistance brave forgotten In doing the research, I found myself consumed by a single, overwhelming question, as relevant today as it was seventy years ago: When would I, as a wife and mother, risk my life - and more importantly, my child's life - to save a stranger? That question is at the very heart of The Nightingale. I hope that everyone who reads the novel will ask themselves the question. Megan Chance mother heart children Historical tends to be my bailiwick. Megan Chance historical I absolute adore epic journeys that require a protagonist to fight for every victory in the hopes of finding triumph. Megan Chance fighting epic journey [I am more than happy to invite my five favorite fictional characters.]Roland Deschain from Stephen King's Dark Tower series. There's a whole world about Roland left to know. I've got questions. He'd have answers. So pour him a glass of wine. Megan Chance wine kings character Sometimes a story grabs hold of you and won't let go. Megan Chance stories letting-go sometimes I simply couldn't walk away from [ The Nightingale]. Megan Chance nightingales walks To be honest, I wrote so many drafts of this book [ The Nightingale ] and changed the characters so many times; the real surprise is that I finished the book at all. Megan Chance real character book [ The Nightingale ]ended up being a huge undertaking - a daunting amount of research on a subject that many people know intimately, a country I had not yet been to when I first started planning the book, an entire war. Megan Chance war country book In the end, the best part of the whole book [The Nightingale ] to me was the research, reading about the courageous, ordinary French women who put their lives on the line to save others. It was really inspirational. Megan Chance reading ordinary book I am one of those authors who believes (perhaps foolishly) that she is in complete control of the story. Megan Chance stories believe
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