Medha’s Comments (group member since Sep 19, 2010)

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

Thank you for answering my previous question. This time I would like to ask slightly more personal ones - related to your writing of course.

Who is your favorite character in MI, and which one are you most comfortable writing (because the two don't always coincide)?

Sometimes you reach a point where you know the story would work out well if certain events transpired, but it would also pain a certain character you've grown very close to. Would you choose to make the story better, or make the character happy? Because when I'm writing, I face this dilemma far too many times. An ending that's TOO happy is never okay - it's not realistic if everyone has the perfect life - but paining a character I've created makes me utterly miserable. I've chosen both options in different stories, but I'd like to know what a more experienced writer might do in this case.

One final question regarding MI: When you mentioned each character will have their separate plotline over the next few books, do you mean they will continue to appear the way they have in the previous books? Because there was only tiny parts for them in the first three MI books. While Magnus played a semi-important role often enough and Simon was clearly a noteworthy character, Alec and Isabella sometimes hung around for no reason save for just BEING there. I know the main focus of the book is supposed to be on the main characters, but the secondary ones should have a larger role, right? Alec and Isabella have as much significance as any tertiary character, and if they weren't 'there' all the time (doing something unimportant, or nothing at all), there wouldn't be any difference between secondary and tertiary characters. I'm not sure I'm getting the point across, but I hope you understand.

And not that I mind, quite the contrary, but why are you here to answer our questions before your books are out? We give away what we want from you here, so wouldn't it bother you if you suddenly discovered what you've planned is entirely different from what we expect or want?

You must be exhausted after reading all that. Sorry - I can't stop writing once I start. Thank you again for coming out here for us. Wishing you all the best in life.

Question for Cassandra Clare: Will there be further releases from the Mortal Instruments series after City of Heavenly Fire? And you're already shifting focus from Jace and Clary to Simon, so will there be spinoffs/focus on the other characters? For instance, we know very little about Magnus, even less of his relationship with Alec. It's a tentative couple and a beautiful relationship, and I for one would like to know more about them, individually and together. Alec became my favorite in the first book, before Magnus entered and shifted Alec to second place, and now that they're together, I am truly overjoyed. I was ecstatic after reading a conversation between them from City of Fallen Angels. Let's hope they have a happy ending.

Thank you for telling us more about Simon. His is turning out to be quite a mournful tale, and everyone loves a tragic hero.

Thank you for taking the time out for your fans, and thanks to Lisarenee for letting me know where to post this!

Oh. Okay, thanks.

It's already the 18th in my country, but not in the US yet, I think. The gaps between the next few releases of Mortal Instruments are HUGE, but hopefully worth the wait. It does take a lot of work getting a book out.

Question for Cassandra Clare: Will there be further releases from the Mortal Instruments series after City of Heavenly Fire? And you're already shifting focus from Jace and Clary to Simon, so will there be spinoffs/focus on the other characters? For instance, we know very little about Magnus, even less of his relationship with Alec. It's a tentative couple and a beautiful relationship, and I for one would like to know more about them, individually and together. Alec became my favorite in the first book, before Magnus entered and shifted Alec to second place, and now that they're together, I am truly overjoyed. I was ecstatic after reading a conversation between them from City of Fallen Angels. Let's hope they have a happy ending.

Thank you for telling us more about Simon. His is turning out to be quite a mournful tale, and everyone loves a tragic hero.

Thank you for taking the time out for your fans.