Daniella
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Jennifer Donnelly:
Hey, Jennifer! I was just wondering a few things. So, I'll jump right in, I guess. Is Orfeo based off of Orpheus? Being that they both were willing to get their loves back by going to extreme measures. What made you choose the characters (the six, Desiderio, Marco, and Mahdi) for the story? Why are the songspells what you with went instead of, say, chants? How do you start a book? Do you just jump in? Thanks!
Jennifer Donnelly
Hi Daniella! Wow big questions! About Orfeo ... let's just say that there's a LOT of mythology woven into the Waterfire Saga ... and Orfeo is Italian for Orpheus, so ... you may be on to something there 😉!
You can find lots more on my website that will help with your other questions -- each Waterfire Saga book has it's own background info here: https://www.jenniferdonnelly.com/books/ and I talk about my writing process in my FAQ here: https://www.jenniferdonnelly.com/faq/
Thanks for writing!
You can find lots more on my website that will help with your other questions -- each Waterfire Saga book has it's own background info here: https://www.jenniferdonnelly.com/books/ and I talk about my writing process in my FAQ here: https://www.jenniferdonnelly.com/faq/
Thanks for writing!
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Evaren Jade
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Jennifer Donnelly:
Hello, The waterfire saga books are one of my favorite series. I did the song "Open your eyes" By Bea Miller for the 5th grade talent show. I won. But anyways, i was looking up and searching if the series was made into a movie, and i was so sad when i found nothing! I hope that sometime its made into a movie! I was also wondering if you could recommend a publisher (Me and my friends wrote a book)?
Megan
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Jennifer Donnelly:
My friend and I are obsessed with your book Revolution. I found it beyond incredible. It was the best book I have read in such a long time. I have looked for an answer to this but I can not find it. What inspired revolution? My friend and I have been looking up characters such as Alexandrine Paradis and Amadé Malherbeau for closure to see if there was much truth behind this brilliant story. Big fan <3
Isla
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Jennifer Donnelly:
Hullo, I've just started listening to the audio book of "Deep Sea" and was thinking about how great of an animated story this would be. After searching around online I found a short animated reel from Disney and Gizmo showing "Deep Blue" in animated form. Do you have anymore information on the animation or other visuals for your novel? They would be most appreciated. -isla
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