Interview with Robin Maxwell and a Question For All of You!

[Kelly Hewitt]

When I found out that I was going to do an interview with Tudor historical fiction author Robin Maxwell I think I literally jumped up and down. It has been a big week for me, having also interviewed Sharon Kay Penman this week. The thing that bothers me is that my boyfriend, with whom I have some things in common but not all, doesn't have a clue who these people are, why its a big thing, or what could possibly make me happy about chatting with an author.

I wonder, do you all get the same thing? "Yes! A new novel by Sandra Gulland set in the court of Louis XVI!" Only to get blank stares?

For that reason I thought would post a link to my very new Interview with Robin Maxwell here. We chat about the upcoming feature film based on her novel The Wild Irish, the demands of writing a book every two years and perhaps most importantly, her next novel entitled Signora da Vinci which is a story of the Italian Renaissance through the eyes of Leonardo's mother. It features the likes of famed Medici Lorenzo Il Magnifico and a number of other noble and important Italian figures.

Robin is very candid and great to talk with - I hardly had to ask questions, she just share info. Including her feelings about the Tudor Showtime series and the movie adaptation of Gregory's "The Other Boleyn Girl".

Here is a link to the interview. Please do enjoy - and jump up and down a little bit more me.

It's nice to know there are some people who know who Penman and Maxwell are.

Here, in case you haven't seen it in other posts, is the Interview with Sharon Kay Penman.

[diamondlil]

Yes, the blank stare is familiar to me. I have to say not only about authors though. I get the blank stare when I talk about how much I read, how much I blog, how often I go to the library. In other words...a lot!

[Divia]

I am looking forwrad to her new book Signora da Vinci. And that is crazy that an author has to write a book once every year.

[LCW]

Oh yes! I get that look a lot! But it's the same look I give my fiance when he starts talking about 350 something Chevy engines or NASCAR. I have a friend who reads some HF but it's usually the very popular new best sellers. That's OK though, if I was surrounded by people who love HF as much as I do I never would've found this site and would missed out meeting all of you!

[JMJacobsen]

I can't imagine the pressure to churn out books at that pace!

[eclecticreader10]

Back at the turn of the century (that sounds so strange) the history channel did a multi part series on the 100 most influential people in the last millenium. Each night as they counted down thru the 100 I kept trying to figure out who would be in the top 10. I was utterly facinated. I wanted to discuss it with my co-workers, but they just looked at me like I was nuts. They didn't care, how sad.

This would make a good topic for a new thread. According to the History Channel the person whose contribution most influenced the world today was ...........................................................................................


are you ready?


Guttenberg

[Judith]

I get that blank stare from my husband! Great interview! I now have another author to add to my list!!