Any setting can potentially acquire this vividness. It slowly arrives during the period of research, until it is as immediate to me as my own real surroundings. Rose Tremain acquirearriveperiod Change image and share on social
So history is fertile territory for me and I think I could feel happy with any period of history, provided I had the right sources and the necessary time for the initial research. Rose Tremain feelfertilehappy Change image and share on social
A novel usually takes me two years. A year to research and plan and dream. Then a year to write. Rose Tremain dreamplanresearch Change image and share on social
I think I'm drawn to writing about something which feels intense and important. Rose Tremain drawfeltimportant Change image and share on social
I have likened writing a novel to going on a journey, with some notion of the destination I will arrive at, but not the whole picture - which emerges gradually as a series of revelations, as the journey goes along. Rose Tremain arrivedestinationemerge share on social
