Shelly
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Brian Staveley:
You have a great vocabulary. Where do you think you picked up all the unusual words in your book? Do you make an effort to include them or is it how you write naturally?
Brian Staveley
The language comes naturally -- just the result, I think, of a lifetime of reading. One of the interesting struggles that comes up quite a bit is when I have the perfect word for a scene (travois, for instance) but people tell me that it's too obscure, that it pulls them out of the scene as it's unfolding. As a result, I'd say that I tend to edit OUT some of the more unusual vocabulary, rather than trying to find a way to fit it in. But travois is still there ;-)
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Adam Kelleher
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Brian Staveley:
Hi Brian. I have just finished 'The Emperors Blades' and would like to congratulate you on a fantastic story. I have many questions but the two most burning ones are 1) Who are the Emperors Blades? and 2) After the trilogy has finished, will there be more tales of Kaden, Valyn and Adare or will they finish with the story? Once again thank you
Matthew
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Brian Staveley:
What are your favourite fantasy books? (Apart from The Emperors Blades of course!)
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