Eliana
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Jo Walton:
I was wondering if any of the stories I remember you talking about starting might still be in process? I know the sequels to Tooth and Claw are not happening (though every time I reread it, I like to wonder about the future you touched on.), ditto the Mansfield Park in space (wah!), but there was a world of unfallen Tom Bombadils, the Carthaginian lizardpeople, the 1950's flood, & the Tallyrand one...
Jo Walton
You certainly have been paying attention!
Poor Relations, i.e. Mansfield Park on Mars meets Ender's Game, is still alive, though not moving very fast. But that may yet be a book.
The 1950s flood story still has a directory, but I need to be in a very bad mood to work on it. Hmm, it occurs to me I might be able to make it into a short story. Maybe it doesn't have enough to be a book.
The Bombadil one still goes around in my head, but it needs something. Don't give up hope on that one, but don't hold your breath either.
Beloved Enemy, the Congress of Vienna book is... maybe that also ought to be a short story. I'll think about that too.
Our Sea, the lizardmen one, has been superceded. I've put my desire to write about Greeks and Romans into Thessaly I think. For now anyway.
There will be no Among Others sequel. There will be no T&C sequel. But you do know that I posted what I had of the latter on my website? http://www.jowaltonbooks.com/books/to...
Poor Relations, i.e. Mansfield Park on Mars meets Ender's Game, is still alive, though not moving very fast. But that may yet be a book.
The 1950s flood story still has a directory, but I need to be in a very bad mood to work on it. Hmm, it occurs to me I might be able to make it into a short story. Maybe it doesn't have enough to be a book.
The Bombadil one still goes around in my head, but it needs something. Don't give up hope on that one, but don't hold your breath either.
Beloved Enemy, the Congress of Vienna book is... maybe that also ought to be a short story. I'll think about that too.
Our Sea, the lizardmen one, has been superceded. I've put my desire to write about Greeks and Romans into Thessaly I think. For now anyway.
There will be no Among Others sequel. There will be no T&C sequel. But you do know that I posted what I had of the latter on my website? http://www.jowaltonbooks.com/books/to...
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Sean
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Jo Walton:
How do you keep track of the books you want to read (beyond Goodreads)? Do you prefer physical or e- copies? Do you stock up on potential reads, put them in any order, wait to buy till you're ready to start them? Put them back on the shelf if you can't get into them or abandon them after one try? If you've already written about any this before, I'd love to know, please.
Trudy
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Jo Walton:
I just finished the Small Change trilogy in three days; it was brilliant! One tiny thing bothered me: did you ever tell us what happened to Viola? The fates of other characters from Ha'Penny were mentioned in Half a Crown. I can guess what likely happened to Viola, but did you leave her fate unclear on purpose (or did I miss it by devouring the books so quickly, which is definitely possible)?
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