Hannah

Hannah asked Kate Quinn:

Would you ever write a novel with a society entirely made up by you? Something akin to a Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin?

Kate Quinn I have, actually. In my teens I wrote a massive trilogy set in an imaginary mid-1700s Europe - I simply gave a new name to every European country and made up my own historical and political scene! It was great fun; I could keep the daily-life details as historically accurate as possible, yet make up my own wars, marriage alliances, court intrigue, and dynastic shifts. I sometimes think about doing something with that trilogy or something else along those lines, but it falls into an odd zone since there's too much fantasy to count as straight historical, yet no dragons/magic/sorcerers to make it high fantasy.

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Isabella

Isabella asked Kate Quinn:

Hello, re read the entire Rome series just for the last installment, and something caught my eye. Nessus' prediction for Vix, didn't come to be true. Was this intentional, because Nessus' predictions always seemed so accurate, or did you simply choose not to follow that path?

Cintia

Cintia asked Kate Quinn:

Hi, my name is Cintia and I'm from Argentina. Being a writer is what I want the most in this world, nothing makes me happier than writing, but I'm more and more frustrated with each passing day, because I've been blocked for 3 years. And it is not that I have an unfinished story. I have NOTHING AT ALL. A blank page in front of me, that only makes me sadder... Is there a way to overcome this? How do you handle it?

Morgan

Morgan asked Kate Quinn:

I was introduced to by a friend and a big fan of yours. I read the Mistress of Rome series and fell in love. I have The Alice Network and I am excited to see how I do with it. I know it will be great, I have always been a person who wasn't the biggest fan of WW1 and WW2 I love the history of other countries and cultures but I feel if anyone can get me into it it is you! Thank you for being so personal w/ fans 2?!

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