Mary-ann
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J.D. Barker:
You said that with your Aspergers you have the unique ability to "hear" an author's voice and that was why you were able to write Dracul--you could hear Bram Stoker's voice. That is also what made you a good book doctor. Question: Unfinished novels. Would you be able to read, say, Dickens' The Mystery of Edwin Drood and figure out who Dickens intended the murderer to be or even if he was actually murdered at all?
J.D. Barker
Ha, I wish it were that easy. At best, I'd be able to complete the story in a voice indistinguishable from Dickens. I'd be guessing at that ending though, no different than a seasoned reader.
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Clara Taylor
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J.D. Barker:
Obviously, you write great books on your own. Why write with another, albeit well-known, author? Is it just to sell more books? Genuinely perplexed by this, as his name is co-author on so many books. In the two I've read by two authors, I just try to figure who wrote which part (except for Swedish couple Lars Kepler).
Blaire
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J.D. Barker:
For the main characters (Porter, Bishop, Nash, Claire, Kloz, & Poole) we were given a brief description of how they looked. I understand that authors want the readers to create their own depiction on what they look like, but I am quite curious to know how you visioned them?! Are there any famous/known people that come close to what you pictured them looking like? Would love to see these books become a mini/TV series!
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