{"id":933,"date":"2021-11-29T14:55:11","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T14:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/?p=933"},"modified":"2021-12-02T12:16:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T12:16:16","slug":"author-qa-sophy-layzell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/?p=933","title":{"rendered":"Author Q&#038;A Sophy Layzell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Author Q&amp;A Sophy Layzell<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-934\" src=\"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tina-pic-me-front-door-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tina-pic-me-front-door-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tina-pic-me-front-door-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tina-pic-me-front-door-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tina-pic-me-front-door-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tina-pic-me-front-door-1140x1708.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tina-pic-me-front-door.jpg 1335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sophy is the author of several books, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Invisible-Thread-Sophy-Layzell\/dp\/191962841X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZLY54FHOQQSO&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=invisible+thread+sophy+layzell&amp;qid=1634638230&amp;sr=8-1\"><i>Invisible Thread<\/i><\/a> which is a contemporary fiction novel with a paranormal element and the Complete Trilogy of which only one, <i>Measure of Days<\/i> is published so far. The next in the instalment <i>Upon All Men<\/i> will be released March 2022 by the Book Guild. <i>Invisible Thread<\/i> is currently in hard back with paperback and ebook due to be released 1<sup>st<\/sup> December 2021.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sophy loves the beautiful flowers her husband grows in the garden, silly conversations with her daughter and the walks her dogs take her on.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><br \/>\n1. Where\u2019s your favourite place to write?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I prefer to write outside or at least with a view of the garden, I find it very calming.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b>2. What\u2019s your favourite genre to read?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Because I blog about the books I read, I\u2019ve been approached by all sorts of writers that I probably wouldn\u2019t have discovered otherwise. If left to my own devices, I tend to stick to historical fiction, but in the past year or so I\u2019ve enjoyed fantasy, thrillers \u2026 all sorts!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><br \/>\n3. How do you choose your book\u2019s title(s)?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Book titles, like synopsises and blurbs are incredibly painful to put together. Some people just have the knack for them, but I struggle and often seek other people\u2019s advice. Having said that, the titles for the Complete trilogy kind of just appeared. Probably because they are quotes from the bible and all have a similar meaning behind them.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b>4. Would you want your book made into a film?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I think this is something most authors fantasise about and actually it\u2019s one of the things we could have a degree of control over if we pitched it ourselves. Having said that, I haven\u2019t even tried to write a script for mine. It\u2019s a different skill, and while I can write scripts for theatre I wouldn\u2019t know where to start for film.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>This or\u00a0That Questions\u2026<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Short books or Long books<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Long<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Romance or Fantasy<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Both<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Bright book covers or Muted book covers<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Depends on the genre but I probably prefer muted<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Ebooks, Paperbacks or Audiobooks<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Paperbacks<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Writing in the Morning or Evening<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Morning<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Character Driven or Plot Driven<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Both, depending on genre.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Finally, what\u2019s the best piece of advice someone has given you about writing, marketing, or just generally about life?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0I read once that we are not likely to have any lasting impact on the world. We are insignificant in the grand scheme of things and I found that incredibly liberating.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Where can you find Sophy?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maddsophy\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sophylayzell.com\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author Q&amp;A Sophy Layzell Sophy is the author of several books, Invisible Thread which is a contemporary fiction novel with a paranormal element and the Complete Trilogy of which only one, Measure of Days is published so far. The next in the instalment Upon All Men will be released March 2022 by the Book Guild. Invisible Thread is currently in hard back with paperback and ebook due to be released 1st December 2021.\u00a0 Sophy loves the beautiful flowers her husband grows in the garden, silly conversations with her daughter and the walks her dogs take her on.\u00a0 1. Where\u2019s your favourite place to write? I prefer to write outside or at least with a view of the garden, I find it very calming.\u00a0 2. What\u2019s your favourite genre to read? Because I blog about the books I read, I\u2019ve been approached by all sorts of writers that I probably wouldn\u2019t have discovered otherwise. If left to my own devices, I tend to stick to historical fiction, but in the past year or so I\u2019ve enjoyed fantasy, thrillers \u2026 all sorts! 3. How do you choose your book\u2019s title(s)? Book titles, like synopsises and blurbs are incredibly painful to put together. Some people just have the knack for them, but I struggle and often seek other people\u2019s advice. Having said that, the titles for the Complete trilogy kind of just appeared. Probably because they are quotes from the bible and all have a similar meaning behind them. 4. Would you want your book made into a film? I think this is something most authors fantasise about and actually it\u2019s one of the things we could have a degree of control over if we pitched it ourselves. Having said that, I haven\u2019t even tried to write a script for mine. It\u2019s a different skill, and while I can write scripts for theatre I wouldn\u2019t know where to start for film.\u00a0 This or\u00a0That Questions\u2026 Short books or Long books Long Romance or Fantasy Both Bright book covers or Muted book covers Depends on the genre but I probably prefer muted\u00a0 Ebooks, Paperbacks or Audiobooks Paperbacks\u00a0 Writing in the Morning or Evening Morning Character Driven or Plot Driven \u00a0Both, depending on genre.\u00a0 Finally, what\u2019s the best piece of advice someone has given you about writing, marketing, or just generally about life? \u00a0I read once that we are not likely to have any lasting impact on the world. We are insignificant in the grand scheme of things and I found that incredibly liberating.\u00a0 &nbsp; Where can you find Sophy? Twitter Website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Author Q&A @Maddsophy\u00a0","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[14],"tags":[34,15,38,9,35],"class_list":["post-933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-author-interviews","tag-author","tag-author-interview","tag-author-qa","tag-book","tag-writer"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Black-and-White-Beauty-Quote-Pinterest-Graphic.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=933"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":935,"href":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/933\/revisions\/935"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elizabethhollandauthor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}