Clara Foltz
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M.L. Rio:
Hi, first off I want to say I absolutely adore your writing and I cannot wait for your novella to come out! That being said I have a question about IWWV, you've said before Alexander was your favorite character to write, and I've been wondering if you had a least favorite, or most challenging character to write? Is there any character you wish you could’ve shown more about in the story/cut scenes you didn't include?
M.L. Rio
Thank you! I hope you really enjoy it.
I don't think I had a "least" favorite character to write (even Richard has his moments) but the trickiest characters are really the supporting ones--particularly Oliver's family. Because I wanted the reader to feel how out of place he feels without vilifying his parents or siblings, and I also wanted those scenes to make us feel a little bit icky about Oliver in a way we maybe hadn't so far--his selflessness has limits. As for what got lost in the revision process, there was a very funny scene with Caleb and Oliver which unfortunately didn't do much for the plot, and I would have liked to give Wren a little more room to breathe. But sometimes you have to compromise on things.
I don't think I had a "least" favorite character to write (even Richard has his moments) but the trickiest characters are really the supporting ones--particularly Oliver's family. Because I wanted the reader to feel how out of place he feels without vilifying his parents or siblings, and I also wanted those scenes to make us feel a little bit icky about Oliver in a way we maybe hadn't so far--his selflessness has limits. As for what got lost in the revision process, there was a very funny scene with Caleb and Oliver which unfortunately didn't do much for the plot, and I would have liked to give Wren a little more room to breathe. But sometimes you have to compromise on things.
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Esdaile
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M.L. Rio:
I should be interested to know why you wish to "punch Ben Jonson on the nose " as you put it, for writing Bartholomew Fair. Writing such a comment without explaining why is aggressive and arrogant. Do you wish you could punch everyone in the nose whose writing you dislike or is there something special about Ben Jonson's play which incurred your indignation?
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