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Post by Maliris on Jan 19, 2007 14:19:31 GMT -5
I figured a thread for questions would be quite appropriate. So, I guess I start then. Do you have trouble deciding on names for your characters? Because sometimes the most difficult thing about inventing stories are the names. And have you ever changed a character´s name? [Teh Lamest Question Evar...] And of course, I don´t have to tell you this. Don´t smother him with questions. ;]
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Post by Chris Wooding on Jan 19, 2007 16:38:11 GMT -5
Nope, it's dead easy, you just have to try and make sure that no two characters have the same first letter or it gets confusing to read... so you can only ever have 26 characters and one has to start with X Loads of times. Kaiku was originally called Sazazu but my editors bugged me to take it out because it was hard to pronounce. So I had to Find & Replace through the whole book on my comp and change the main character's name. I was calling her Sazazu for ages after. Anyway, I named a lake after her instead in her memory; you can see it on the map in Bk 1
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Post by marleen on Jan 19, 2007 17:02:53 GMT -5
I think I prefer "Kaiku" Interisting bit of info about the lake, thanks! My question: Do you have a favourite weaver mask? They're so easy to picture and so distinct, you've *got* to have a favourite one. (Weird question, I know! But that's me!)
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Post by bluephoenix on Jan 19, 2007 22:32:10 GMT -5
I may have to do that same thing. I have a lot of M and S names in my book...yuck. Find and Replace if my friend though...yay.
Do you have a favorite work? Or anything you are particularly proud of?
Also, did you have a favorite character in Broken Sky?
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Post by bluephoenix on Jan 19, 2007 22:38:47 GMT -5
ok, ignoring my last question, which you answered elsewhere (Eat it Whist-haters EAT IT...sorry)
I want to ask you what your feelings on fan fiction are. I've heard it called insulting and flattering, what's your stance?
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Post by riven on Jan 20, 2007 1:59:42 GMT -5
I totally had a question...but then I ate it. Here's some lame ones for ya: are you looking in on the BSky RPG we're doing? (If so, please excuse me while I die) And, are you looking at our fanart thread? (If so....I can't draw BSky characters no matter how much I try ;-
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Post by Maliris on Jan 20, 2007 6:53:46 GMT -5
*studies the Bk 1-map thoroughly* Aw!
Spoiler for TBP 1 which I forgot earlier to hide because I was in a hurry and totally braindead and all. So if I have, by any chance, spoiled your reading-fun I am terribly sorry and hereby announce that I will never do it again. Normally, I take care not to do something so silly. Sorry. °^° I suck. So that´s why Tane died, just in time to let Tsata appear!
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Post by vik on Jan 20, 2007 9:55:53 GMT -5
I preferred Tsata anyway, he was awesome. Here is my question-Referring to the hardback of Alaizabel, Chris, do you still look like eminem? Annnd have you ever killed off a character that you hadn't originally planned to because the story needed it, or have you always known when they are gonna die like some writery God of Death?
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Post by knauer on Jan 20, 2007 10:13:39 GMT -5
Tsata was totally cool.
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Post by knauer on Jan 20, 2007 10:17:53 GMT -5
I was wondering what is you favorite book that you have written so far? Also what is you favorite all time character?
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Post by Chris Wooding on Jan 20, 2007 11:40:46 GMT -5
Whoa, questions... ok... You'd think, wouldn't you? ;D Sadly, I don't. I'm gonna have to take the diplomatic exit on this one. Genuinely, I like different characters for different reasons and different books for different reasons, and my favourites change all the time. I like pretty much all my fantasy stuff; not so fond of the early RL fiction stuff. Lame answer, I know, but it's the truth. Fan fic is great as far as I'm concerned. Knock yerselves out. Yes and yes, and you're excused to go and die but if you come back as a zombie I shall behead you and roast your corpse with a flamethrower. Maliris is very good, ain't she? Exactly! The alphabet determines the lives of all my characters... ps I probably don't need to tell you this, but flag up any spoilers, huh? Some peeps (esp in the States) haven't read TBP. God, I hate that photo!! Basically I just cropped it from a band photo because Scholastic needed a shot fast and there wasn't time to get a proper one done. Regretted it ever since. The only photo of me I've ever seen that doesn't make your eyes boil and give you instant leprosy is the one on my website, which my housemate took while I wasn't looking. And no, I don't look like him anymore (or ever did ) I got bored of dying my hair and sticking pieces of metal in my face a while back, so it's been natural black ever since. And as for killing off characters, some are carefully planned, some are spur of the moment. Several have died just because I decided that day that their time had come... but to tell you which is which would spoil the mystery ;D
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Post by bluephoenix on Jan 20, 2007 14:15:12 GMT -5
All I care about is that whist survived and managed to kick ass, and no answer is a stupid answer as long as it's the truth! w00t!! And sweet, now I shall feel no shame in taking Whist and writing about him. yay. And no offense, but I prefer your fantasy stuff too, although I did enjoy Kerosene muchly. So: How are you liking Madrid?
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Post by zemira on Jan 20, 2007 19:32:39 GMT -5
Ok, this may sound obsessive, but I know a ton of people who all love Stitch-face, so I was wondering if you actually had any more of a backstory planned for him. Me and my friend have speculated about his past quite a lot, and I was hoping you could tell me anything you had come up with. And what is Stitch-face's favorite color? Because I know everyone on here is dying to know.
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Post by valca on Jan 20, 2007 19:48:18 GMT -5
How evil is your evil laugh?
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Post by riven on Jan 21, 2007 1:55:06 GMT -5
*dies*
xD Now watch, I'm so gonna mess Ryushi up...;-; XD;; omigodthanksfortalkingtomeee @_@ <3~
If you had a pet zombie, what would you call it?
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