Hikari
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Shannon Messenger:
Hi again,i wanted to know around when will the title of Keeper book 5 released,and the cover? And i thought of an amazing idea,for you to keep until the end of the Keeper series. So,here goes: Why don't you,Courtney Godbey and/or Jason Chan work on a two-paged art of Sophie and everyone?(Fitz,Linh,Tam,Biana,Keefe,Dex,Marella,Jensi,Stina,Wylie,the Collective,the Council,Alden&Della,Grady&Eda(maybe even Jolie) and all?
Shannon Messenger
I'm not certain when the title of Keeper #5 will be released--or the cover (which at this point, even *I* haven't seen). We're still a long ways away from the release--and I'm still currently writing the book. So I'm sure it'll be in the next few months, but I can't say when exactly.
As for your idea, I know many readers would love that (I would too). But that's not something I have any control over. Adding interior art to a book is something determined by my publisher--and something that costs quite a lot of additional money for them, between commissioning the piece of art and all the extra printing costs to include it in the book. So they'd have to feel that adding the art would improve sales in a way that would offset those costs, (publishing is, after all, a business first and foremost) and I'm not sure that it would. So anything is possible, but I wouldn't get my hopes up too high.
As for your idea, I know many readers would love that (I would too). But that's not something I have any control over. Adding interior art to a book is something determined by my publisher--and something that costs quite a lot of additional money for them, between commissioning the piece of art and all the extra printing costs to include it in the book. So they'd have to feel that adding the art would improve sales in a way that would offset those costs, (publishing is, after all, a business first and foremost) and I'm not sure that it would. So anything is possible, but I wouldn't get my hopes up too high.
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*Ramya*
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Shannon Messenger:
Hi Mrs. Messenger! I read some answers below and I saw the one about a short story from Fitz's point of view. I know you said it would confuse us because it was very different, but could you PLEASE write a new and improved short story from Fitz's point of view? Hopefully one that either depicts Sophitz meeting! Thank you so much for taking your time and answering our questions! How is Lodestar going?
A Goodreads user
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Shannon Messenger:
Are we ever going to learn what the Great Gulon Incident was? (sorry for so many questions.)
Navya Mishra
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Shannon Messenger:
Even though the definition of awesome is basically Lodestar's cover, I don't get it. Doesn't the Fitz from this cover look different compared to Everblaze's Fitz? I doesn't matter, though. There will still be the same amount of awesomeness. I can't wait! When can I pre-order Lodestar? After all, patience isn't my strong suit. Never was. -Navya
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