Well, it's been a delight talking to all of you!  The hour's up, and I hope I've answered all your questions!

Would you encourage your children to go into this profession or let them choose what sort of work they want?

Would you encourage more children to read books like yours if they were interested in Antony Horowitz or JK Rowling type books?

< /p>Hi Tess, Read my first book of yours in January this year. I am now on my ninth one. I think they are brilliant, thank you for every one.

        Keep turning them out.   Graham.

tessg:

While I don't think medical training makes one's writing "better," it has certainly made my  writing more authentic.  I've read a number of forensics thrillers written by non-physicians where the medicine is flat-out wrong.  I mean, utterly, laughably, wrong.  The average lay person won't know the difference, but for anyone who's familiar with medicine, it destroys the author's credibility entirely.  I think that's why so many of my readers seem to be people in the medical fields -- doctors, nurses, technologists-- because they like seeing their jobs portrayed in a believable light.

That is more what I was trying to say....I'm in the medical 'field' myself - I'm an embryologist- and know I can happily engross myself in your writing without any jarring mistakes or too much 'showing off' jargon.  I particularly like Maura as a 'human' female scientist.

Do you watch any medical/forensic TV shows?

Helen

nutty_mum_303:

Would you encourage your children to go into this profession or let them choose what sort of work they want?

Would you encourage more children to read books like yours if they were interested in Antony Horowitz or JK Rowling type books?

I would encourage my children to go into whatever profession makes them feel passionate -- writing or otherwise.  As it's turned out, neither of my sons wants to be a writer, so I never had to give them any advice about it! 

I would like to thank you for coming and chatting and answering our questions.

Hope to see you very soon and look forward to all the books that will come to us soon.

hhunter:

tessg:

While I don't think medical training makes one's writing "better," it has certainly made my  writing more authentic.  I've read a number of forensics thrillers written by non-physicians where the medicine is flat-out wrong.  I mean, utterly, laughably, wrong.  The average lay person won't know the difference, but for anyone who's familiar with medicine, it destroys the author's credibility entirely.  I think that's why so many of my readers seem to be people in the medical fields -- doctors, nurses, technologists-- because they like seeing their jobs portrayed in a believable light.

 

That is more what I was trying to say....I'm in the medical 'field' myself - I'm an embryologist- and know I can happily engross myself in your writing without any jarring mistakes or too much 'showing off' jargon.  I particularly like Maura as a 'human' female scientist.

Do you watch any medical/forensic TV shows?

Helen

Helen,

  I don't watch any medical/forensic TV series -- but I do love science and medical documentaries! 

nutty_mum_303:

I would like to thank you for coming and chatting and answering our questions.

Hope to see you very soon and look forward to all the books that will come to us soon.

thanks so much for having me!  Night, all! 

GREAT chat!!!  Thanks Fiona for organising it!!!!!!

Your welcome Helen. Was nice to see how she feels about loads of stuff. I look forward to her new book soon.

I think it was a great chat too. I'm suffering with a fluey virus & feel rough but it has made my night! I've never been into crime/thriller novels but her books sound really interesting. I think I'll look out for some.

I have a few of hers on my TBR and maybe on my swaps. I can send you them as soon as I have read them hun xx

Fiona,
Thanks for organising that, I was not able to take part as I came home too late but have read the thread.

yes thanks fi if you're still here - i had to rush off - to watch tonights torchwood but just wanted to say i'd seen the bone garden and previously thought her books a little gory but am tempted to give it ago now - she was really great! x

Fi, I'm really so sorry I was late home, too late to join in with this - thank you so much for organising it, and what a lovely lady she seems from her answers.