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Author Q&A
Did you want to be an
author when you grew up?
No, I
wanted to be an actress. I only achieved this on the amateur stage because I
soon realized it was a very precarious profession and I didn’t want to spend my
life waiting for My Big Break. My favourite role – ever – was playing Elvira in
Blithe Spirit, in a small rep group at
Shanklin on the Isle of Wight. Enormous fun!
What’s one movie you
like recommending to others?
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Fishing in the Yemen. The title put me right off and probably
will others, but I ended up watching it because I have a soft spot for Ewan
McGregor. In this unlikely and quirky story, Ewan and Emily Blunt have a
wonderful on-screen chemistry. There are some laugh out loud moments and a
brilliant performance by Kristin Scott Thomas as a political spin doctor. It’s
a comedy drama with a touch of romance, so a real comfort watch for me. I’ve
probably watched it half a dozen times since I first discovered it.
If you could own any
animal as a pet, what would it be?
Dog(s)
without a moment’s hesitation but I also think Alpacas are adorable, and would
negate the need for a lawn mower.
Have you ever met
anyone famous?
I’ve met
a few famous people because I used to produce corporate videos, and worked with
a number of actors and presenters. All were lovely and one or two were a bit
eccentric – no names…
My favourite
has to be Andrew Lincoln who I first came across in the 1996 BBC TV series This Life and then later in Love Actually. He was such a sweetheart
with a lovely mellow speaking voice, and I decided to ‘cast him’ as the hero,
Josh, in my first romantic comedy, Millie’s
Game Plan.
I did a blog
post about meeting Andrew Lincoln on my own website, here:
https://rosie-dean.com/ever-met-one-of-your-heroes/
What is the first book
that made you cry?
When I was a child, my dad
read me the Little Grey Men books by
BB (Dennis Watkins-Pitchford), which are about the last four gnomes in England.
One of the gnomes, I think it was Dodder, died and I cried over that. More
recently, I sobbed when Dobby the House Elf died in Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows. There seems to be a theme developing there…
What are your top 5 favorite movies?
I guess it has to be the
ones I’ve seen most frequently, which would be:
While You were Sleeping
Eat, Pray, Love
Something’s Gotta Give
As Good as it Gets
Lost in Austen (originally a TV series).
If you were the last person on Earth, what would you
do?
Crumbs! Well, part of me
would want to smile and thank the Universe for sparing me but then I would be the last person on earth with
nobody to talk to. I’m assuming this would have been cause by some catastrophic
event with lots of trauma so I’d probably break into the best delicatessen/off
license and stuff myself with cheese, gin and expensive chocolates, which,
after a while would make me feel utterly lousy, so then I’d complain to the
Universe for leaving me here on my own. However, you did say ‘last person on earth,’ which suggests there
might be lots of lovely animals still about, so I would do everything I could
to make their lives easier. Looking after all the animals would be my mission.
What sparks your
creativity/how do you get your ideas?
Ooh…sometimes
I might just be thinking about how my life might improve, this was especially
true with Vicki’s Work of Heart, I
was an art teacher and I used to fantasize about living cheaply abroad, and painting.
With Millie’s Game Plan, a friend
told me how she knew someone who set about finding Mr Right at local cricket
matches – and succeeded. With Chloe’s
Rescue Mission, I was watching Dragons’
Den and wondered how a person’s life might change with the influence of a
dragon. In Gigi’s Island Dream I
already loved the setting of the Isle of Wight, but I thought, what if you
found your perfect location, began fulfilling your dreams and then lost everything?
With Toni’s Blind Date I wondered how
it would be if a TV dating show were fixed, but the candidates didn’t know it.
Each of
my books has a deeper message, though, it’s not just about the situation. In Vicki’s Work of Heart, I wanted the
heroine to recover from a useless and using boyfriend, so she could pursue her
own dreams without having them side-tracked by men. I think it’s very important
to be true to yourself.
If you could have a
dinner party with 3 other authors, who would they be?
I think Marian Keyes, PG Wodehouse and Julie Cohen
would make an interesting mix. Marian is a very sensitive and witty person with
great insights into life and human frailty. I feel chatting to her would be
like receiving a big, cosy hug. PG Wodehouse is one author who seldom fails to
make me laugh out loud and I just love his surreal approach and nonsensical
humour. He was hugely prolific so I’m sure he would have many tips for any
author. Julie has written in various genres within women’s fiction and is what
I like to call a ‘spunky chick’. I always find her very candid in her views,
which is so refreshing in a world which can be full of pretense.
What’s one thing you’d
like to say to your readers?
Thank
you, thank you thank you! And I hope you enjoyed the ride.
♥ ♥ ♥
Author
Bio
Rosie Dean has been writing stories and
plays since she was big enough to type. After studying ceramic design and
gaining a ‘degree in crockery’ as the man in her life calls it, she became an
Art & Pottery teacher. Seven years later, she moved into corporate world,
writing training courses and marketing copy until the lure of being a full-time
writer became irresistible.
Her passion is to write entertaining love
stories that can make a reader chuckle, laugh out loud or, occasionally, feel a
lump in the throat. Most of all, she loves developing the characters who
inhabit her stories – eccentricities and screwball scenarios pop up in all of
her work. Some of these characters have four legs – because animals offer an
interesting counterpoint to human dramas.
Vicki's story is close to Rosie's heart.
Once an art teacher herself, and going through a difficult time, she would
dream of escaping it all to paint. From these dreams, she wrote Vicki's Work of
Heart
Rosie lives on the Isle of Wight, and can
see the sea from her writing den.
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