'I say. Look here. You stick to us in a devil of a manner,' said Barnacle Junior, looking over his shoulder.'I want to know--'
'Look here. Upon my soul you mustn't come into the place saying you want to know, you know,' remonstrated Barnacle Junior, turning about and putting up the eye-glass.
'I want to know,' said Arthur Clennam, who had made up his mind to persistence in one short form of words, 'the precise nature of the claim of the Crown against a prisoner for debt, named Dorrit.'
'I say. Look here. You really are going it at a great pace, you know. Egad, you haven't got an appointment,' said Barnacle junior, as if the thing were growing serious.
'I want to know,' said Arthur, and repeated his case.
- Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit
Some days I feel about like Barnacle Junior with my heaps of books and papers, but I like to think I'm not quite as scattered and brainless as the people of Dickens' Circumlocution Office. And unlike Barnacle junior, I like to be asked questions and to have people wanting to know, you know (so long as they have an appointment). Therefore, I thought I would follow Jenny's example and gather ideas for posts by asking you lovely readers to post your questions about my stories and writing. Naturally questions like "Does the main character of Wordcrafter die?" are taboo and I shall reserve the right to not answer any questions that would give away spoilers and other such nasty things, but anything else is quite open; you can ask about
sunshine and gossamerthe soldier's cross
wordcrafter
the white sail's shaking
tempus regina
or
wordcrafter
the white sail's shaking
tempus regina
or
So feel free to come into the place saying you want to know - just post a comment with whatever you would like me to answer. And have fun!
Oodalolly! :) Lovely lovely topic! I might just have to have one of these things myself! But for the questions:
ReplyDeleteDo you look back on the Soldier's Cross now and see mistakes you made that you've learned from since?
Does Tip have family? If so, who?
Do you disagree with Sarah Stanley from the Story Girl in the thought that if you're going to the trouble to make up a character, why not make them good-looking? :D
Can't wait to read the answers! :) ~Rachel
So I have a question (or more ;) about 'The Soldier's Cross' (kind of).
ReplyDeleteFirstly, with Ambassador International, do you have to pay them anything up front for them to publish a book (assuming they accept your manuscript, of course). Or, do they get a percentage of every sale?
Second, do you get a lot of people buying/reading The Soldier's Cross?
Third, is there anything you wish you did differently with any of your books (in the story-lines, or in the publishing process, or anything)?
Fourth, is there any general advice you can give to young author-wanna be's, who may be on the brink of setting out on the adventure of publication?
I'm excited to read your answers, too!
I might come back with more, if I think of any. ;)
-Carrie
What is the plot idea of Tempus Regina? I tried looking around here the other day when you posted "The Dragon's Eyes" but I couldn't find much about it.
ReplyDeleteI have a question regarding the Soldier's Cross (kind of). When you wrote the scenes in which Fiona mourns the loss of her brother: how do you write a sad, emotionally scene without making it seem sappy or forced? I have a couple of sad scenes in Within Danger's Core and I want the reader to fill sad and possible bring tears to their eyes as they are reading the scene or chapter. But I'm not sure how to go about that.
ReplyDeleteAlso in regards to Ambassador International, did you send the allotted chapters that the requested via email or in the mail?
Melody Joy - Yes, right now there isn't much about Tempus Regina on Scribbles because I've been leery about writing out a proper, catchy plot synopsis for it. However, I'll be glad to write a good rambling post on it for you!
ReplyDeleteI'm enjoying the questions, everyone! However, in regards to the publication of The Soldier's Cross, I'd rather not answer direct questions about Ambassador's methods. But if you would like to find out more about how they work, you can check out their website, emeraldhouse.com. They have a fairly lengthy section on how to submit queries, etc. I hope that helps.
Keep the questions coming!
Well I have a question about Wordcrafter, more or less, but having had the delight of being able to read it, I fear my questions concern my two favorite characters and things that (may?) happen at the end or past. I would like to know more about Justin, only I fear this might be spoilerish. I suppose I would also like to know more about Terra and Ethan and maybe his mother?
ReplyDeleteI was also going to ask about Tempus Regina, but I am not sure what to ask. The mysterious stranger in story segment post piqued me? What can you tell us about him? Why is the house abandoned and why shouldn't she temp the house?
As a female, how do you craft your male characters in a way that is true to the male perspective? How do you know if you have their viewpoints right and are not carrying feminine elements into their characters?
ReplyDeleteWhere do you get your ideas from? Things you read/watch? History? Random incidents in your life? Dreams? Just daydreams? What inspired each story?
Oh, okay. Sorry! =)
ReplyDeleteOkay, so I thought of another question. Do you have any good how-to books on writing that you could recommend? On how to write well, or create characters, or anything like that?
-Carrie
I have a question: How do you know when your manuscript is ready to be shipped off to a potential publisher?
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