Scott Hawkins
Hi Jacob,
Well...that's a good question.
So, the intention was to take a couple of weeks when the book came out (summer of 2015) and bang out a quick little short--something in the 5000 word rang. It ended up taking about six weeks, the story was north of twenty thousand words, and everybody who's read it agrees that if I'm dumb enough to put it out, I'll retroactively ruin the love for Mount Char.
"It's way too long and it also sucks," seems to be the consensus. Ouch.
You're not the first person who's asked, and I think about this quite a bit. I think the problem was that the story I was trying to write focused on Carolyn. Her arc was largely done at the end of Library. That's also the reason why I'm hedging about whether there will be a full-on sequel to the novel.
Kind of what I'm thinking now is that I'll go back and approach it from the point of view of one of the librarians who got less page time. We'll see how that goes.
Meantime, I'm working on an unrelated story. Sorry I don't have more for you.
Well...that's a good question.
So, the intention was to take a couple of weeks when the book came out (summer of 2015) and bang out a quick little short--something in the 5000 word rang. It ended up taking about six weeks, the story was north of twenty thousand words, and everybody who's read it agrees that if I'm dumb enough to put it out, I'll retroactively ruin the love for Mount Char.
"It's way too long and it also sucks," seems to be the consensus. Ouch.
You're not the first person who's asked, and I think about this quite a bit. I think the problem was that the story I was trying to write focused on Carolyn. Her arc was largely done at the end of Library. That's also the reason why I'm hedging about whether there will be a full-on sequel to the novel.
Kind of what I'm thinking now is that I'll go back and approach it from the point of view of one of the librarians who got less page time. We'll see how that goes.
Meantime, I'm working on an unrelated story. Sorry I don't have more for you.
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Marcy Butler
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Scott Hawkins:
Loved the book and ADORED the sections with the lions - especially the scene where Carolyn explains the methods of killing to the rapper. I greatly appreciate your reverence for the animal kingdom throughout the entire novel. My question: I have a physical appearance in my mind for each character when I read novels. If you were responsible for casting the leads in the movie version, which actors would get the job?
Paul Forbes
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Scott Hawkins:
Hello there, I just finished 'The Library at Mount Char' and it's a bloody brilliant book (bloody and brilliant in the literal sense!) I can't believe that you normally write computer books! Now take my money already and write a sequel! (Are you going to write a sequel?)
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