abby
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Cornelia Funke:
Hi Cornelia! I am a huge fan of your books and I am also an aspiring author. I was hoping you might have some advice for me about sticking to writing. How many words would you recommend trying to write in a day? I also have so many ideas, but I jump around and never finish. I have finally chosen one to see through first, but now I am having trouble finishing my plot and just writing in general. Any advice?
Cornelia Funke
Shallan, you name all the things that stand between you and your story: impatience, distractions...:) we all know those. But stories only reveal themselves, when you feed them with your time, your patience, your knowledge about yourself and the world. They like to be made the center of your life, once you set out to write them and they hide and vanish, when you don't devote yourself to their discovery.
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Hannah
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Cornelia Funke:
So, you like Doctor Who too, right? Which regeneration of the Doctor were you first introduced to? For me, it was his tenth regeneration (Still not over David leaving. I miss him. And Rose. And Rory. And Jack. And Craig. I miss a lot of people.) What do you think it would've been like if he met your Inkworld characters?
Emika
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Cornelia Funke:
Ms. Funke, Hello, I'm a great fan of yours! I hated reading until the 5th grade when I picked up inkheart. Since, I cannot get my nose out of books! (I'm reading Inkheart in German now!) I have two questions I just HAVE TO ask. (That are completely unrelated. Sorry!) 1. What are your favorite books? Any reccommended reads? 2. How much outline do you do before writing books? Thank you! Emika
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