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Chat recap: ICoS, 1/27, Evenfall Director's Cut, and more
Last weekend we did a chat for anyone who had questions about ICoS, Evenfall Director's Cut, 1/27, or more.
We saved the transcripts of the morning and night chats, and also pulled out all the questions/answers for those who didn't want to read the whole transcripts.
IMPORTANT!!!! MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T READ ALL OF ICOS OR 1/27! PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Still here? Okay. Here are a few of the Q&A's:
1/27
*Is Kassian really in love with Ryan?
Ryan nailed it when he called Kassian out, but Kassian really does have feelings for him and wants to be with him. It isn’t as fully developed into being “in love” as he thinks it is yet though.
*Owen/Jeffrey arc: how will their story progress?
Owen and Jeffrey will both be in the sequel so their story will progress there. (Note: this wasn’t mentioned in chat but one or both will likely get POVs in the sequel)
On a side note, Jeffrey and Ryan both transformed. It was interesting in 1/27 that their stories were reflective of each other with somewhat similar themes, and that they said almost the same thing about nerds and power or lack thereof, because those stories were written completely separately from each other. We each wrote one of them and hadn’t discussed the plots with each other. We had no idea there was such a similarity until we put the anthology together and saw the same theme popping up with both of them.
SEQUEL:
Tell us everything about the sequel!
We had talked about a sequel but it didn’t come together until writing 1/27. We were talking about all the new groups, like Rift (the VR group), the Knights, the Jacobins, how the characters would react/interact, and the sequel just sort of came together.
The nerds will have a much larger role in the sequel. In fact, Ryan’s line to Kassian fits well for the theme of the sequel: A fieldie is nothing without his nerd.
In the sequel, part of Ryan’s story arc will be realizing he is a force to be reckoned with on his own. He has power, he isn’t just a helper. Part of his issues with his self-esteem and not believing someone like Kassian could want him is that he was always the support guy, the helper guy, the sick kid, etc. No one at the Agency saw him as someone with power.
Also, the only teaser we’ll give: DARK SIDE.
*Will Ryan be the main POV in the possible sequel, or will Boyd and Hsin still be the main characters? (and related question: how are you going to write the sequel if Kassian and Ryan are both Santino’s characters and they have POVs?)
There will be multiple POVs. Ryan will be the main one, Boyd will also have one. Hsin may not have a POV but he is still a main character. The POVs will be a bit more balanced like it was in Interludes (as opposed to Evenfall which was much heavier on one POV) but it will be a continuous story like Evenfall, Afterimage, and Fade (not episodic like Interludes).
*Will there be new characters joining the Lexington Defectors group?
There will be some new characters in the new organization and at the Agency. One of the new characters is actually going to be a bit star struck by the idea of the Lexington Defectors. They made quite the reputation for themselves at the Agency. They’re legends now.
EVENFALL DIRECTOR'S CUT:
*How is the Evenfall edit going?
Pretty well. We set a date for ourselves to release it on May 26. That would be the free version that is just edited by us. We will then slowly start working on a version that would be for pay: a more professional edit that would likely include bonus content and extras which would then be self-published, to include both ebooks as well as paperback/print copies. There is no deadline set for self-publishing. As we plan it, even when the for-pay version is available, there will still be the free copy for those who can’t afford or access it.
*Where is the split between volume 1 and 2 of Evenfall: Director’s Cut?
Volume 1 ends after the briefing before Monterrey, volume 2 starts with the bus ride where they’re both hot and pissy.
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To read the rest (there are a LOT more questions!) and find the links to the full chats, go here: 4/5/14 S&A Chat Recaps, at my tumblr blog
We saved the transcripts of the morning and night chats, and also pulled out all the questions/answers for those who didn't want to read the whole transcripts.
IMPORTANT!!!! MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T READ ALL OF ICOS OR 1/27! PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Still here? Okay. Here are a few of the Q&A's:
1/27
*Is Kassian really in love with Ryan?
Ryan nailed it when he called Kassian out, but Kassian really does have feelings for him and wants to be with him. It isn’t as fully developed into being “in love” as he thinks it is yet though.
*Owen/Jeffrey arc: how will their story progress?
Owen and Jeffrey will both be in the sequel so their story will progress there. (Note: this wasn’t mentioned in chat but one or both will likely get POVs in the sequel)
On a side note, Jeffrey and Ryan both transformed. It was interesting in 1/27 that their stories were reflective of each other with somewhat similar themes, and that they said almost the same thing about nerds and power or lack thereof, because those stories were written completely separately from each other. We each wrote one of them and hadn’t discussed the plots with each other. We had no idea there was such a similarity until we put the anthology together and saw the same theme popping up with both of them.
SEQUEL:
Tell us everything about the sequel!
We had talked about a sequel but it didn’t come together until writing 1/27. We were talking about all the new groups, like Rift (the VR group), the Knights, the Jacobins, how the characters would react/interact, and the sequel just sort of came together.
The nerds will have a much larger role in the sequel. In fact, Ryan’s line to Kassian fits well for the theme of the sequel: A fieldie is nothing without his nerd.
In the sequel, part of Ryan’s story arc will be realizing he is a force to be reckoned with on his own. He has power, he isn’t just a helper. Part of his issues with his self-esteem and not believing someone like Kassian could want him is that he was always the support guy, the helper guy, the sick kid, etc. No one at the Agency saw him as someone with power.
Also, the only teaser we’ll give: DARK SIDE.
*Will Ryan be the main POV in the possible sequel, or will Boyd and Hsin still be the main characters? (and related question: how are you going to write the sequel if Kassian and Ryan are both Santino’s characters and they have POVs?)
There will be multiple POVs. Ryan will be the main one, Boyd will also have one. Hsin may not have a POV but he is still a main character. The POVs will be a bit more balanced like it was in Interludes (as opposed to Evenfall which was much heavier on one POV) but it will be a continuous story like Evenfall, Afterimage, and Fade (not episodic like Interludes).
*Will there be new characters joining the Lexington Defectors group?
There will be some new characters in the new organization and at the Agency. One of the new characters is actually going to be a bit star struck by the idea of the Lexington Defectors. They made quite the reputation for themselves at the Agency. They’re legends now.
EVENFALL DIRECTOR'S CUT:
*How is the Evenfall edit going?
Pretty well. We set a date for ourselves to release it on May 26. That would be the free version that is just edited by us. We will then slowly start working on a version that would be for pay: a more professional edit that would likely include bonus content and extras which would then be self-published, to include both ebooks as well as paperback/print copies. There is no deadline set for self-publishing. As we plan it, even when the for-pay version is available, there will still be the free copy for those who can’t afford or access it.
*Where is the split between volume 1 and 2 of Evenfall: Director’s Cut?
Volume 1 ends after the briefing before Monterrey, volume 2 starts with the bus ride where they’re both hot and pissy.
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To read the rest (there are a LOT more questions!) and find the links to the full chats, go here: 4/5/14 S&A Chat Recaps, at my tumblr blog
