Renae Lucas-Hall is an Australian-born British novelist and writer. Renae spent many years studying French, Italian and Japanese because she loves languages and she always wanted to be an interpreter, a teacher or a writer. Renae graduated from Monash University in Australia with a Bachelor's degree in Japanese language and culture before living and working in Tokyo for two years. Renae has continued to work with the Japanese for many years in Japan, Australia and the United Kingdom. Renae has also completed an Advanced Diploma of Business Marketing at RMIT in Melbourne and at the University of Gloucestershire in the UK. Over the past twenty years, Renae has enjoyed visiting Japan many times for work or as a tourist and these days she continues to love reading and writing anything and everything about Japan. Renae lives in the Cotswolds in the United Kingdom with her husband and their Siberian husky.
Renae Lucas-Hall's first novel Tokyo Hearts: A Japanese Love Story was published in 2012. Her second book Tokyo Tales: A Collection of Japanese Short Stories was released in June 2014. Renae is currently writing her third book called Tokyo Dreams - this is the sequel to Tokyo Hearts. You can find out more about Renae, her books and her writing at http://www.cherryblossomstories.com/.
Could you tell us a little bit
about yourself?
I’m an Australian-born British novelist and writer. I spent many years studying French, Italian and Japanese when I was younger because I’ve always loved languages and I wanted to be an interpreter, a teacher or a writer. I graduated from university with a degree in Japanese language and culture then I went on to live in Tokyo for two years, where I taught English. I’ve continued to work with the Japanese for many years. I’ve enjoyed visiting Japan many times for work or as a tourist and every day I continue to love reading and writing anything and everything about Japan and the Japanese culture. I now live in the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire in the United Kingdom with my husband and our Siberian husky.
Describe your book ‘Tokyo Hearts:
A Japanese Love Story’ in 30 words or less.
A love story set in Japan. The
main character is a young Japanese man who has fallen for the girl of his
dreams but she is dating her wealthy ex-boyfriend from Kyoto.
What was the hardest part of
writing your book?
The editing
What books have had the greatest
influence on you?
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell, 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Briefly share with us what you do
to market your book?
I mainly connect with my readers through my website
at www.cherryblossomstories.com and on Twitter @RenaeLucasHall.
How do you spend your time when
you are not writing?
I read a lot and I also love to cook, shop and
travel.
What are you working on next?
I’m working on a collection of short stories and the sequel to Tokyo Hearts which will be called Tokyo Dreams.
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