Live webchat with best selling author Jane Green - Mon 2 July 1.30-2.30pm

Hello Jane - My daughter is a big fan and I must confess that I pinch borrow all her copies and enjoy them very much. It seems to me that what you write about has changed a lot over the years. Does that reflect the changes in your own life?

Is it true you have six children? How do you find time to write? And do you write about them?

How did you end up in America? Your earlier books are very UK centric so has the move meant you have had to change the way you write?

In one of your books - The Beach House I think but I may be wrong - there was a three generation family and the grandmother came across rather negatively. Is that based on any personal experience? What was (is?) your relationship with your grandparents like?

Is your life as a writer very different in America from how it was in England? I imagine it to be more glamorous and filled with celebrities

Yes nanamarion - me too! Especially if you have sold 10 million copies!!

Actually I wasn't going to ask a question but I will if that's ok? What do you think is the secret of your success?

Hello Jane - I have seen from the blurb in your books that you have a 'blended' family and would love to know more about it - and also any advice you can offer to others who may find themselves in this position. My DD is about to set up home with her new partner and the children from both marriages and it would be lovely to have some positive and constructive advice I could offer

Hello Jane! My Q is: Do you ever get writers block? And what do you do to try and combat it?

Hi there Jane,

Great to be able to 'chat' with you like this!
Can I ask what your top three priorities are in life?

thanksx

I read somewhere that you do a lot for charity. Which ones do you support - and what made you feel it is important to put something back? Just downloaded your new book on my kindle for my holiday and looking forward to tucking in

Have any films been made of your books?

sorry - can I also ask what books you like reading?

Hi Jane!
Where do you get your inspiration for stories? Do you draw from real life experience or simply from your imagination? You're one of the rare authors who can bring me into the story in no matter the plot/characters. From Mr. Maybe to the Beach House I love that I feel I can connect and relate to the story despite not having much in common in my real life.
Thanks for helping me escape into the wonderful world of your characters!

Do you feel that it is ever too late to start writing? And is it important to get your work seen and accepted by an agent rather than contacting publishers directly? How did you begin to approach for publication when you started and has it change?

Hi Jane, I love reading your books they always seem to have some experience that I have come across in my lifetime I find them so enjoyable,what career path would you have taken if you did not write these fab books,and at 60+ am I too old to consider putting pen to paper ??

DiL introduced me to your books. I am 65 she is 36. We both enjoy your books enormously. Now my closest two friends enjoy them too because of my recommendations. They are 59 and 63. So I am guessing that your books appeal to a wide age range. Did you have an idea of an age group for whom you wanted to write when you started and has that changed?

When writing and the subject grinds to a halt what advice to restart or enliven the either the character or the topic? and does this happen or is it just me.....
many thanks sue (smile)

Do you have a favourite Author if so whom?

Hello Jane, it's lovely to have you on Gransnet. I love your books and I wanted to ask whether you plot meticulously before you start or whether you work out the story as you go along?