Comments on: The Thursday Three: Anna Campbell

By: Anna Campbell

Anna Campbell — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:59:41 +0000

Christine, lovely to see you! Thanks for popping by. I know I’ve said it before, but it always gives me such a big smile when you tell me how much you enjoyed Tempt the Devil. I must say my conception of America has changed since I started travelling there for RWA conferences and also since I’ve got to know the Banditas and all my other American friends.

By: Christine Wells

Christine Wells — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:44:39 +0000

Hi Anna! Hi Trish! They were great questions and I agree with Anna about the gratitude the Aussies feel toward America. I think it’s difficult for us as Aussies to comprehend just how diverse the US is, as we tend to get a fairly one-dimensional view from sitcoms and cop shows. I had no idea until I started hanging out with the Banditas!

Anna, you certainly came out of the Olivia challenge with flying colours! I think she is a wonderfully complex and interesting heroine and I loved her journey and her triumph at the end. Congratulations on a fantastic new release!

By: Anna Campbell

Anna Campbell — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:16:29 +0000

Thanks, everyone, for popping by and for your interesting comments! Thanks, Trish, for hosting me! See you round the lair, Bandita!

By: Trish

Trish — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:14:15 +0000

Thanks, everyone, for stopping by today. Be sure to come back each Thursday for another installment of The Thursday Three. Up next week is Elizabeth Naughton.

By: Anna Campbell

Anna Campbell — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:11:50 +0000

Jo, sorry to hear you’ve been crook! Hope you feel better soon! I must clarify on the 25 pages a day that I think I’ve done that about twice in my whole life!

Trish, that makes two more Bill Brysons I haven’t read. There’s a great one about travelling in Europe called something Here and There and I love his take on the English language. I can’t remember the title of that one either but it’s a history of the development of English and it’s great.

By: Trish

Trish — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:53:35 +0000

Anna, that’s A Short History of Nearly Everything. It’s one of the ones I haven’t read, along with The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid and the one about Africa.

No, Jo, not too late at all. Sorry you’ve had a migraine. Hope you’re feeling better.

By: Jo Robertson

Jo Robertson — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:39:05 +0000

Hi, Trish and Anna, am I too late to the party? Sorry, I’ve been battling a migraine — or as my husband says the screaming meammies (don’t ask) — all day!

Wow, Anna, you can actually crank out 25 pages a day??!! Girl, give me some of your elixir!

How fun to read about your process. Writing by the seat of one’s pants certainly does call for lots and lots of revisions.

By: Anna Campbell

Anna Campbell — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:30:16 +0000

Oh, Trish, that’s the other one I haven’t read. It’s definitely on the list. He did a great history of human discoveries whose title I can’t remember. But it’s SOOOO entertaining!

By: Trish

Trish — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:05:11 +0000

LOL, Anna. Bryson did emphasize all the poisonous critters you have over there. I’ve read most of his books. I think there are just two I’ve not read yet. I also love his A Walk in the Woods about his hilarious effort to hike the Appalachian Trail, which is more than 2,000 rugged miles long.

By: Anna Campbell

Anna Campbell — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:27:58 +0000

Trish, I love BB. I haven’t read that one (although apparently it gives the completely erroneous impression that if you walk out your front door here, something will eat you!). But I’ve read a lot of the others. I think my favorite is Notes from a Small Island about Britain. If you’ve ever lived in the UK, it has SOOO many wonderful and hilarious observations about the place.

I think there’s a strong streak of irony in the Australian character – perhaps it’s because we have such a strongly Celtic background, lots of Scots and Irish immigrants here. I know they’re in the States too but perhaps not as such a strong element of the national character.

Hey, cool you love the title!