Heather
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Emilie Autumn:
Miss Autumn, I have two questions for you, if that's quite alright. How do you get into the head space to write from the point of view of so many different characters? Secondly, in your daily life how do you remain confident, motivated, and full of wonderment in a world of negativity and animosity?
Emilie Autumn
Hello my dear Heather,
Thank you for your very important questions!
As to your first, I find it very easy to write from multiple character perspectives because I embrace the truth that there is a part of me in all of these characters, no matter how evil or delightful they may be. I so enjoy allowing myself the luxury of exploring all of these different parts of myself that I would certainly not be allowed to do in civilized society were I not writing "fiction." I encourage anyone, writer or not, to explore themselves through writing bits, thoughts, sentences, as other people (or animals;), simply as an outlet for the hidden corners of our consciousness that may make us healthier, more whole beings if we allowed them room to play once in a while.
To your second question, that is a much more difficult one to answer, because the truth is that I don't. While I am motivated, I am not confident, and I still have a strong tendency towards depression and going deep into the dark—it's just where my mind naturally goes unless a great deal of effort is put into keeping it out of that place. As you may be able to tell, I do put a great deal of effort into seeing the light, feeling the wonderment, and my secret is very, very simple: YOU.
Because I have you and other Plague Rats to talk to, whom I am so grateful to know are listening to me if I speak, I make myself see things the way I want YOU to see them, point things out to you that I know I need to see myself. If I post something on Instagram or FB about empowerment, or confidence, or not caring what other people think, it is just as much a reminder for me as it is meant to be for you.
Thank you and all of the Asylum community for giving me a reason to be a fighter who will never stop believing in magic.
All my love,
EA
Thank you for your very important questions!
As to your first, I find it very easy to write from multiple character perspectives because I embrace the truth that there is a part of me in all of these characters, no matter how evil or delightful they may be. I so enjoy allowing myself the luxury of exploring all of these different parts of myself that I would certainly not be allowed to do in civilized society were I not writing "fiction." I encourage anyone, writer or not, to explore themselves through writing bits, thoughts, sentences, as other people (or animals;), simply as an outlet for the hidden corners of our consciousness that may make us healthier, more whole beings if we allowed them room to play once in a while.
To your second question, that is a much more difficult one to answer, because the truth is that I don't. While I am motivated, I am not confident, and I still have a strong tendency towards depression and going deep into the dark—it's just where my mind naturally goes unless a great deal of effort is put into keeping it out of that place. As you may be able to tell, I do put a great deal of effort into seeing the light, feeling the wonderment, and my secret is very, very simple: YOU.
Because I have you and other Plague Rats to talk to, whom I am so grateful to know are listening to me if I speak, I make myself see things the way I want YOU to see them, point things out to you that I know I need to see myself. If I post something on Instagram or FB about empowerment, or confidence, or not caring what other people think, it is just as much a reminder for me as it is meant to be for you.
Thank you and all of the Asylum community for giving me a reason to be a fighter who will never stop believing in magic.
All my love,
EA
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Manuel Florence
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Emilie Autumn:
Hi Emilie, I'm enjoying the Audiobook along with the eBook! I read the hardcover copy years ago, but now everything is clearer and I am literally crying and laughing with you. We met twice in Italy and 'spiritual' is a word that can describe those experiences. Now, what I want to ask is: will you be releasing other songs from the musical and/or from other projects? Your music and stories are LIFE! I Love You <3 G-PR
Jessica A
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Emilie Autumn:
In the Audiobook and ebook editions, The Captain is now a blonde where before she had black hair, with art in the 1st and 2nd editions being based off photos of Vecona, did you change her to having black hair originally to match Vecona and go back to an earlier idea of her appearance in the 3rd edition or was there a more symbolic reason for the change?
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