Cassandra’s Comments (group member since Aug 19, 2010)

Cassandra’s comments from the Q&A with Cassandra Clare group.

Jasmine ☮ ♡ ♔ wrote: "

I'd like to meet someone who doesn't like Jace! I'd set that straight.

http://cassandraclare.livejournal.com...

Not that I want you to go around yelling at people who don't like Jace; I'm just saying — it happens!

I know that you put up the link to which character is depicted on the covers of the series, but I'd like to know who the models are. :) I've read all your responses so far and I don't remember you answering that. If you have i'm sorry!

I have no idea who any of them are. The artist keeps that information proprietary.

Yeah, plus there's all the stuff about her mom not knowing what she was. So I dont' think so. But it never hurts to ask. Hmm. Wonder what I mother was? i vote lost shadowhunter!


In which case Nate and Aunt Harriet would also be Shadowhunters. Just to keep in mind. :>

Gabrielle wrote: "Another Clockwork Angel question. This time it's about Sophie! C:

Will the reasons about why Sophie loves Jem be answered? Like when, how, and why. Mostly I'm just curious about when."

You mean, like, how long has she loved him? Pretty much since she's been there. As for why — I feel reluctant to answer that because 1) Love isn't math – it doesn't necessarily follow a formula, sometimes it just is and 2) Why wouldn't she love him? I'm just curious why you think reasons need to be produced beyond the ones you can intuit from the story.

Jenna wrote: "1) Is johnathan(sebastain) really dead? Beacause in the book it says that they never found his body
2) Are you infleunced by other books or things? because names like blackwell, pangborn and trueblood sound familiar.
3) If Will Herondale and Gabriel Lightwood hate each other why are Jace and Isabelle and Alec friends?
4) Has Jace "Fallen in Love with the wrong person" yet?

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1) Hope spring eternal, huh? Sebastian's got demon blood - perhaps his body vanished when he died as dead demons do.
2)"Are you infleunced by other books or things? because names like blackwell, pangborn and trueblood sound familiar."

While I am certainly influenced by lots of things, perhaps those names sound familiar to you because they are actual last names? And True Blood is a TV show, but since the name Trueblood appears in City of Bones, published in 2007, and True Blood premiered in 2008, it's unlikely that that was the inspiration, much as I would love to spread the rumor that I can see into the future.
3)"If Will Herondale and Gabriel Lightwood hate each other why are Jace and Isabelle and Alec friends?"

Because it's been a hundred and fifty years and there's no reason Alec and Jace would care what Will and Gabriel thought about each other 150 years ago? Besides, who says they stay enemies?

4) Has Jace "Fallen in Love with the wrong person" yet?

What do you think?

Lisarenee wrote: Cassandra, I must say the Dark Sisters were very creepy. I love a good villain you can dislike from the start and two is better. Also, until close to the end I didn't peg Mortmain as the Magister. I love it when an author throws in a twist I can't see coming until the end. :) I was curious however, is the reason Mortmain wanted to marry Tessa because at the time (late 1800's) men pretty much owned their wives or is there another reason that will be revealed later?

Well, "owning" Tessa is part of it, but basically you need to know more to understand what he wants.

Gabrielle wrote: "What are the chances of Jem making it to age 30? (If he manages to escape death from fighting and things like that) Mostly I'm talking about his disease that he has. So if possible could you put it in % Thank you~"

If a cure isn't found for Jem's disease, he's got max about four, five years to live.

Autumn O'Shea Swan wrote: "Will there be any more angel encounters? I really liked those scenes. And I actually like some steamy scenes every once in a while.

Most do. I mostly get pressure to add more sexy scenes, not less.

One question I have is whether or not Clary is living in NYC wi..."

Clary and her mother are living with Luke.

Seeker wrote: "SPOILER****

Mortmain kept saying he "created" Tessa, and as he's not her father, it got me wondering if there's a chance that Tessa might be a clockwork creature created by Mortmain. But she bleeds and seems human. So what did Mortmain mean?

I know you probably can't reveal too much, but is there anything you can clarify now?

I guess I would say, if Mortmain had the technology to create an automaton so sophisticated that it didn't even know it was one, why is he doofing around with these much lesser models? Of course perhaps Tessa was created by someone else, and what Mortmain is after is the secret of how they did it .... ;)

Emma (Pulvis et umbra sumus) wrote: "SPOILER

- I know I might not get an answer, but nothing ventured, nothing gained. There's no chance that Tessa is some kind of clockwork machine, is there?"

There's always a chance.

Kayla wrote: "SPOILER!
It seems that everyone is really concerned about how Will is currently a total jerk and they're afraid that he's just going to stay that way. To all those people, I'd go back and look at the scene where he thinks Tessa is dead. You get a glimpse at the real Will, not the one pushing everyone away."

Indeed. Good point!

Barbara ,wise crouton chopper wrote: "Have you ever been stopped by a fan of your books in in unexpected area before?"

Yes, once, in Las Vegas in line for a Cirque de Soleil show.

Emma (Pulvis et umbra sumus) wrote: "--- SPOILER ---

Also, will shadowhunters soften towards downworlders, now that they have the New Accords all sorted?"

Change doesn't happen that fast.

Susan wrote: "At first, I thought that Tessa's eyes looked familiar to Clary because they reminded her of Jace due to the Herondale ancestry but maybe they remind her of Alec due to the Lightwood ancestry. Am I..."

She just thinks Tessa looks generally familiar, not her eyes specifically. But I like you thinking outside the box!

Jenna wrote: "Does the title city of lost souls have to do with jace because the mark of death is on him? and why does it seem like jocelyn does not like Jace in the mortal instrument series?"

"Does the title city of lost souls have to do with jace because the mark of death is on him?"

The mark of death just means he was dead and came back. He didn't come back without his soul.

"why does it seem like jocelyn does not like Jace in the mortal instrument series?"

It's pretty much covered in the teaser chapter in CoG, but she doesn't like him pulling Clary into the Shadowhunter life and worries Clary is too intense with her relationship with him.

Kevin wrote: "Does something bad happen if a Shadowhunter names a seraph blade after Raziel, or is it it just a matter of respect that they don't?"

You'll find out. :)

Emma (Pulvis et umbra sumus) wrote: "Hey Cassandra. I wanted to ask something about Clary, something that's not mentioned in TMI. Has she ever had any romantic feelings towards a boy besides Jace and Simon?"

You know, no, not really. She's had Simon since 1st grade or so, so probably she's thought guys were cute here and there but nothing serious.

Katie wrote: "-I was just wondering were did all your ideas come from(inspriation)?
- What made you pick to write a story about these chacthers ?
- And will write any other books after the the mortal instruments and the infernal devices are done?
-And whos your Faveourite Author?
-Will you be coming to Ireland at all?
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1) I already answered the "where did you get the idea for Mortal Instruments" question — in a more general sense, there is no magical well or place of inspiration writers have access to and other people don't. Mostly we sit around and we think really hard and then we write down what we thought up. :)
2) This is like asking "why is your cat your cat and not some other cat?" I didn't choose to write a story about these characters. I chose to write a story and the characters evolved into the characters you know along the way.
3) "And will write any other books after the the mortal instruments and the infernal devices are done?"

I'm a writer, it's what I do. I will write books until I am forced to stop.

4) -Will you be coming to Ireland at all?

You can always check my signings page

http://www.cassandraclare.com/cms/app...

to see where I will be.

Fave author: Jane Austen.

Kelsey wrote: "*****Spoiler***** (in essence)

Is Jem just an animal lover, or was there something deeper to it when he rescued Church? Like, did he see something special in Church, or something? Why is the cat immortal? Kind of makes me think of Salem in Sabrina the Teenaged Witch. Maybe what I should be asking is if Church is important at all?

Jem is an animal lover. Church is also special and has a way of communicating with those humans he likes.

*Circus Freak* wrote: "cassandra i dont know if you just didnt see me message but i was wondering in the preview of City of Fallen angels it seemed as if clary's mother didnt like jace i was wondering why?"

There's a whole conversation in the teaser itself about why Jocelyn doesn't like Jace. I don't know what I could add to it. She's afraid he'll drag Clary into the Shadowhunter world, afraid he'll be like Valentine, etc.

Madibacon wrote: "Hey Cassandra! I was just looking at the chapter titles on the Mortal Instruments website you put up and I saw that in one of them Clary tries on a bridesmaid's dress. Does that mean Luke and Jocel..."

They're hoping to.