Linda
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Scott Hawkins:
Scott, I'm so glad that you segued from writing computer manuals to this. I LOVED this book. I want more, please? I gave it five stars. I never give stars. But I wanted to be clear. My 'review' is more my comments about the book, what worked and what didn't. Well, here it seems to have all worked. Congrats. I think you've got a winner on your hands! (And seriously? That ending? You need a sequel, right?)
Scott Hawkins
Thanks Linda!
I'm working on an unrelated book right now, but a lot of people have asked me about the future adventures of Carolyn and co. I'm really tickled by how many people would like to see more. *I'd* like to see more, but the short answer is "I'd like to, but I can't promise anything yet."
The longer version is this:
It was a fun book to write, and I've got some ideas about where a second (and possibly third) story line might go, but I can also see a lot of ways that those stories might be disappointing. I've got an antagonist, and I figured out a solution to a problem with character arc that I mentioned in an earlier q&a. The thing that's holding me up now is this: part of the charm of Library (IMO) is the way the surprises keep unfolding the deeper you get into the book. They kind of daisy-chain, right? To me, a good sequel would have to continue doing that, but also not break the continuity of the first one. Otherwise it would be sort of a disappointment. There are a couple other minor problems as well, but that's the main thing I'm chewing on at the moment. If I can figure out how to avoid the disappointing part, I'll do it, otherwise it's probably best to just leave it as-is.
I'm working on an unrelated book right now, but a lot of people have asked me about the future adventures of Carolyn and co. I'm really tickled by how many people would like to see more. *I'd* like to see more, but the short answer is "I'd like to, but I can't promise anything yet."
The longer version is this:
It was a fun book to write, and I've got some ideas about where a second (and possibly third) story line might go, but I can also see a lot of ways that those stories might be disappointing. I've got an antagonist, and I figured out a solution to a problem with character arc that I mentioned in an earlier q&a. The thing that's holding me up now is this: part of the charm of Library (IMO) is the way the surprises keep unfolding the deeper you get into the book. They kind of daisy-chain, right? To me, a good sequel would have to continue doing that, but also not break the continuity of the first one. Otherwise it would be sort of a disappointment. There are a couple other minor problems as well, but that's the main thing I'm chewing on at the moment. If I can figure out how to avoid the disappointing part, I'll do it, otherwise it's probably best to just leave it as-is.
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Deborah
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Scott Hawkins:
I'm tickled peach (ha, ha) that you live in Atlanta, too. Will you be doing any local book signings or other appearances? Also, I would really, really love to be a beta reader for your next book. Do you have a list, or does your publisher handle that; if the latter, how would I go about contacting the appropriate person?
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