Colleen’s Comments (group member since Apr 21, 2014)

Colleen’s comments from the Colleen Houck Book Club group.

I love your villain and how he believes he the biblical apocalypse personified. What makes a good villain to you and why are they important?

Have you been to Peru? Your descriptions are so vivid!

Kady wrote: "Cynthia wrote: "Since Halloween is just around the corner:
Do you have a favorite Halloween treat?

In Colleen's October Newsletter she reveals to her readers that "For Halloween one year I dresse..."

Mine is anything chocolate though I do share Kady's caramel apple obsession. As long as chocolate was somehow involved.

Kady wrote: "When I saw the concept for SoB&S, I was very excited. I love the next cover even more! "

I love these covers too! So amazing.

Kady wrote: "Colleen wrote: "What's your next big YA project? Can you tell?"

My next YA project is called 'Vigilante.' It's about a girl who seeks revenge for her best friend, who was assaulted. It's a dark an..."

LOVE the title!

Kady wrote: "Colleen wrote: "Do you think you might ever head back to your YA Steampunk series again?"

Right now I have no plans to return to that world, but you never know! I think it might be fun to write so..."

The circus girls would be really interesting to read!

Kady wrote: "my favorite character to write was Jack Dandy"

Me too! Just love him.

So I'm going to pick a winner early even though Kady isn't able to join the chat to answer questions until tmw. Our winner tonight is...AnuBunny! Congrats! Don't forget to msg me with your name and mailing address so I can ship out your prize and thanks so much to my regulars who stop in every month. Next month my featured author is Richard Paul Evans! Join us as we chat about his Michael Vey series!

Also check back later for Kady's answers to your questions on the chat and thanks for stopping by. Have a happy Halloween everyone!

Allana wrote: "I also really love the one about seeing your life like stepping stones across a river:) I've used it in speeches and projects for school because it's so inspiring"

Thanks Allana! I love the words of the goddess there too.

Allana wrote: "I read an article once by a few psychologists about how book characters are as healthy to a reader as a real relationship with a real person. What do you want readers to get from your characters? A..."

That's a really great question and an interesting tidbit of information.

I guess for me I'd want readers to come away with a feeling that event the most ordinary person can do something extraordinary.

Allana wrote: "What is the craziest thing you've done in the name of writing? (Something insane you've researched before?) :):)"

For me the craziest thing I've researched was the Body Farm on the internet. It's a place where bodies decompose in nature. It was for zombie research.

Hi. Do you borrow things (even random mannerism) from your acquaintances. And if yes, have any of them noticed?

What's your favorite thing as a writer?

Is there a writing advice you discarded first then learnt to appreciate? "

Good questions! For me...I'm not sure I purposefully look for mannerisms, they just appear in characters naturally for me.

My favorite thing is meeting fans. And I never really sought out a lot of writing advice so there wasn't much for me to ignore.

A Kady update. She is on tour and signing books tonight so she's going to check in as soon as she can to answer your questions. In the meanwhile, I'll answer a few myself and then pick a winner!

Welcome to the chat! So excited to be hosting Kady here tonight!

Kirstie wrote: "Hi Colleen! I was just wondering if you know how many books are going to be in the Reawakened series? The first one was incredible!"

Three novels and a novella. And, thank you!

The rats! Can we talk about the rats? I think this is one of the more disturbing things I've read in YA. Still shudder just thinking about them!

Where did the idea for the electric powers come from?

Kendra wrote: "OK SO I DIDN'T READ THE FIRST BOOK COMPLETELY SO DON'T GIVE SPOILERS PLEASE I LOVED THE PART I READ I WANT TO READ MORE BUT I CAN'T FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY, SO NO SPOILERS ,OK,PLEASE?"

Ah this forum is for people who have questions for me or about my books so if you don't want anything spoiled, I'd suggest you read before checking out this thread.

Louise wrote: "I'm curious about the direction of tigers dream. Any indignation as to whose point of view the novel will be from."

Tiger's Dream is top secret. However I did just release a tiny sneak peek on my facebook page.

Shaylee wrote: "Was Kelsey always going to end up with Ren? I've re-read this series over and over again. I just loved the whole thing! I just thought it was a bit insensitive of Kelsey to end up with Ren so abrup..."

In my plans she was always going to end up with Ren. Having said that, I also always planned for Kishan to have a shot. Kishan made the choice easy for her at the end. For Ren this wasn't abrupt. He'd waited for her for a long time. Also when you read Tiger's Dream you'll understand the why's and how's a little bit more.