Jade
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J.D. Barker:
Hey! Finished 4MK. I like to said you had create a likable character (police part i mean haha) and 4MK just can't be miss to read. What strike you to write 4MK series? What are you thinking while you are writing the dairy and emory POV?
J.D. Barker
Well, thank you! If you ever get the chance to hang out with cops on duty, I think you'll find that many of them have a strong sense of humor. In many ways, it's necessary to help balance out some of the negative they see regularly.
As far as writing different POVs - I create my characters long before I start work on a novel. I feel it's important to know everything about them. I can tell you Emory's favorite foods, tv shows, her likes and dislikes, her favorite t-shirt when she just wants to wear something frumpy around the house... many of these things never make a book but they bring that character/person to life - characters need to be real before you can tell their story. When they stop being a creation and become someone you know, you're ready to tell their story.
As far as writing different POVs - I create my characters long before I start work on a novel. I feel it's important to know everything about them. I can tell you Emory's favorite foods, tv shows, her likes and dislikes, her favorite t-shirt when she just wants to wear something frumpy around the house... many of these things never make a book but they bring that character/person to life - characters need to be real before you can tell their story. When they stop being a creation and become someone you know, you're ready to tell their story.
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Mary-ann
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J.D. Barker:
Okay, good but you COULD finish the books in the style of the authors, right? So that people would feel as though they were actually reading the author's work? Like you did with Dracul? Using your own name, of course. My sister read a finished version of Sanditon and said she could tell exactly where Austin left off. And I can't believe you wrote novels that others received credit for! Didn't it drive you crazy!
Warrengent
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J.D. Barker:
Thanks a lot for answering my questions. Really looking forward to the Dracula prequel I swear I wasn't going to ask another question but I couldn't just say thank you with out a question mark, so could you tell us what the prequel is called ? You have a great night/day.
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