Jonás Molina
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Shawn Inmon:
I am reading the whole Middle Fall series. I just finished book #7 and about to start #8. I find those stories amazing: while talking about time travel, they focus so much on the human side of the characters, they are really touching. One thing troubles me, though: are you ever afraid that someone reading your Middle Fall books might be tempted to commit suicide to "reset" their life?
Shawn Inmon
That is one of those things completely beyond my control.
When I wrote The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver, I thought it was a standalone novel. I had no idea that in 2023, I would be writing the 18th and 19th books in the series.
Because of that, suicide was the mechanism for reset that worked best for the story. When I wrote the next few books in the series, it seemed to make sense to continue that pattern.
By the time I got to Book Eight, however, I wanted to make a change, and I did. From that point forward, the protagonists die natural deaths, or through their own stupidity, or from Watcher interference, but very rarely by their own hand.
My own life has been touched by suicide. It's nothing I would ever take lightly.
When I wrote The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver, I thought it was a standalone novel. I had no idea that in 2023, I would be writing the 18th and 19th books in the series.
Because of that, suicide was the mechanism for reset that worked best for the story. When I wrote the next few books in the series, it seemed to make sense to continue that pattern.
By the time I got to Book Eight, however, I wanted to make a change, and I did. From that point forward, the protagonists die natural deaths, or through their own stupidity, or from Watcher interference, but very rarely by their own hand.
My own life has been touched by suicide. It's nothing I would ever take lightly.
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Freedom
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Shawn Inmon:
I loved your latest installment in the Middle Falls series so much (13) that I bought a paperback to have sent to my grandmother. Mostly because of the dog scenes, which I'm hoping she will enjoy having her heartstrings tugged as much as I had. No question to add here, instead please accept a heap of praise and well wishes to you for a Merry Christmas 2020. In order for this to go through, here is the mark needed: ?
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