Nishtha
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Isaac Marion:
Hello Sir, I find your books quite exciting and funny. Hope the next book of 'Warm Bodies' is coming out soon. Also, I find your writing a bit similar to John Green, I read his books before yours. Are you going to write something other than zombies? I love your books but I'd love even more to read something normal. I was never a zombie fan, nor am I now but 'R' has become my favourite protoganist.
Isaac Marion
I don't consider myself a "zombie fan." I'm not even sure what it means to be a "fan" of a particular mythological creature. To me, they're just ingredients that can be used in any kind of story, good or bad. I like Game of Thrones, but not because I'm a "dragon fan." I think The Shining is a great movie, but that doesn't mean I'm a "ghost fan."
But to answer your question: I will most definitely write something other than zombies. Warm Bodies was sort of an experiment. I wanted to see if I could use a pulpy horror trope to explore some serious themes and real human emotions. I think it worked, but I don't plan to make a career out of quirky genre subversions. I doubt I'll write about any other established pop culture element any time soon.
That said, I also doubt I'll ever write anything quite as "normal" as a John Green novel. I'll never write about modern American teenagers in love unless one of them is a throwback to homo neladi or the living embodiment of a black hole or something. I like my normal with a side of weird. I like real life through a warped lens.
But to answer your question: I will most definitely write something other than zombies. Warm Bodies was sort of an experiment. I wanted to see if I could use a pulpy horror trope to explore some serious themes and real human emotions. I think it worked, but I don't plan to make a career out of quirky genre subversions. I doubt I'll write about any other established pop culture element any time soon.
That said, I also doubt I'll ever write anything quite as "normal" as a John Green novel. I'll never write about modern American teenagers in love unless one of them is a throwback to homo neladi or the living embodiment of a black hole or something. I like my normal with a side of weird. I like real life through a warped lens.
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Gig
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Isaac Marion:
Hello Isaac, With the The Burning World on its way, I would like to ask you this - to what extend you and your publishing team allow changes made to the content, or parts being removed from it, when the book is translated and published for a particular country market? Of course, I'm asking about countries and markets that do not have any specific restrictions or regulations for the content of a book.
Ma.Nicholai Casey
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Isaac Marion:
Sir, #WarmBodies was so cool,far from the reality but it was delivered by your fantastic imagination, surreal.. and turn out fuckingly real.. Sometimes I even imagined myself as Julie & Nicholas Hoult as R...I hope that the part 2, of warm bodies The New Hunger .. sir, would it (the new hunger) be seen in movie too.?! I would like to know!!
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