Facebook Live with author Katie Fforde at 11am Friday 23 February

It must be so difficult writing dialogue with accents. I’m reading a book at the moment and the author hasn’t got it right. It’s irritating me so much that I will probably give up. Have you tried it?
I certainly can’t remember your books annoying me so either you got it right or you didn’t try.

Hi Katie, I'd love to know how you plan your novels. Do you only start the actual writing of a book once you have the plot mapped out and you know what's going to happen from start to finish? Or are you more of a 'start writing and see where it takes you' type?

Thank you

I have read a lot of your novels and enjoy the stories about everyday people and situations. I suppose I see them as feel -good novels. I mean that as a compliment! How much do you use your everyday life in your novels?

No questions but just wanted to say I'm a big fan. Your books make me chuckle in one chapter and give me that aaahhh feeling in the next.

Do you get your ideas from things that happen around you or people that you meet?

Hi Katie, how long does it typically take you to write a novel?

Hi Katie, I really love your novels they are a real pleasure to read, I wonder do you have the plot for the whole story in mind right from the start ; and if so do you ever change your mind mid-novel?

You have written so many lovely books full of great characters. I wonder how much, if any, of yourself do you put into your characters?

Love your books. Wish there were more books out there with ‘mature’ heroines!!

I love your short stories, such as the Christmas Feast volume.
Is short story writing quite as challenging for you as writing a novel?

What triggers the plots for your books and does the plot evolve as you are writing or is it a clear plan before you begin?

Love your books. Where do you find your ideas & do you base your characters on real people at all?

Hi Katie,

How do you keep track of all the minor details? Do you have a system in which you file them so you can refer back? JK Rowling is said to have kept index cards!

Do you have a particular 'audience' in mind as you begin a new novel?

What do you do when you get writer's block?

Who were the winners?