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* '''BB: Your books are always issue-based, but they also feature deeply engaging characters. Which springs from the other in your mind?'''
EL: I don't think my books are really issues based. I just write about stuff that interests me. I suppose if you're looking for a starting point for my novels, you have to hunt for what I call the Big Words - words like faith ([[The Witching Hour by Elizabeth Laird|The Witching Hour]]), forgiveness ([[''Jake's Tower by Elizabeth Laird|Jake's Tower]]'), loyalty ([[Crusade by Elizabeth Laird|Crusade]]), endurance ([[A Little Piece of Ground by Elizabeth Laird|''A Little Piece of Ground'']]), the power of love ([[Red Sky in the Morning by Elizabeth Laird|Red Sky in the Morning]]). Does that make sense?
* '''BB: Yes, absolutely. Whenever we review your books, we find ourselves referring to your ''trademark humanity''. How important is empathy in issue-based books?'''
* '''BB: Which authors were your favourites when you were a child? What are you reading now?'''
EL: I loved reading historical fiction when I was a child, especially books by [[Cue For Treason by Geoffrey Trease|Geoffrey Trease]]. Most of them are out of print now, sadly. At the moment I've just finished reading rather a long book (which I didn't like so much so I'm not going to recommend it) and I'm just starting on a history book about Ethiopia. It looks great.
* '''BB: What do you do when you are not writing?'''
