Kimberly Karalius
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Laurell K. Hamilton:
Hi Laurell! My favorite short story of yours is "Geese." Reading it reminded me of a fairy tale. Have you ever found inspiration in fairy tales for your writing? Thanks!
Laurell K. Hamilton
Not knowingly, but I loved fairy tales as a child, so I'm sure that went in the mix somewhere. :-) "Geese" was actually more consciously inspired by seeing real Canadian geese settling for the night by a lake in my old apartment complex. There was something that caught my imagination seeing them on the shore with their head's tucked back, the light fading around them, so that they were being swallowed by shadows. It just seemed magical. I had the first line of the story clear in my head. I went inside, sat down, and just wrote the whole story in one muse-filled rush. It is the most complete inspiration experience I've ever had.
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Heather Salas-Selg
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Laurell K. Hamilton:
Love your work, all of it. Just finished rereading all of Anita’s books. After my second reading of the series I realized that I wanted more Jean-Claude. He is always being left behind. Most of his page time is much shorter than the other main characters. Even during major “battles” we don’t ever see him do much I am hoping he gets much more page time in the future and gets to show how bad ass he can be?
Lucie
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Laurell K. Hamilton:
Hey L! :) I can't thank you enough for writing these amazing books. But it's not your books that influenced me the most, it was just You. You helped me cope with my demons through puting it into words ... Thanks again. My question: Did you have Anita's relationship with Nathaniel & Micah in mind while working on Burnt Offerings, when Anita moved to her new house (which was just perfect for the three of them)?
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