As well as reading and writing novels, Liz enjoys John Hughes films, science fiction box sets, reality television, Irish sausages and ginger beer.
Her debut novel Five Go Glamping is published by Carina and she is represented by Juliet Mushens.
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Twitter: @LizTipping
Website: liztipping.com
Blog: fivegoglamping.blogspot.com
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Avoid thinking about work/Connor/five year plan!!A four day break from her hectic life to relax in the countryside and hang out at a local festival (for free!) is just what Fiona Delaney needs. With her best friends, great tunes and a cool looking hat her Instagram shots are going to look A-Mazing!
Until suddenly glamping starts to feel a lot more like camping and Fiona’s in desperate search of a comfy chair, wi-fi and a chilled glass of wine. But when she finally makes it to the local pub she discovers this trip could be more than just a holiday, it might just change her life forever…
Can you tell us a little bit about your debut novel Five Go Glamping?
It’s a romantic comedy holiday set over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Fiona is fed up at work and hasn’t seen much of her boyfriend lately and she feels things aren’t quite going to plan. September is approaching and Fiona and her friends feel like summer has slipped by without them having any fun, so they go on a glamping trip They meet some weird and wonderful characters- but it’s not quite the relaxing getaway Fiona hopes for.
I'm assuming that the inspiration for the book came from a love of camping, although if your holidays were anything like ours when you were younger they were far from luxury, so had you ever been glamping before? If not, how did you go about researching the whole luxury camping experience?
You would be correct! I absolutely love camping. I have so many happy memories of camping as a child, but you’re right, it was far from luxurious. And I was camping last year when I heard from my editor about my book deal for Five Go Glamping.
When I began writing the book, I hadn’t been glamping before so I used twitter to research glampsites and I pinned lots of beautiful glamping images on my pinterest board http://www.pinterest.com/Liz_Tipping/glamping/
It wasn’t until I was in the very last stage of editing Five Go Glamping that I actually got to go glamping. I had a wonderful time at Worcester Glamping http://worcesterglamping.co.uk/ and it gave me that last little bit of inspiration to finish.
