Lisa Hofmann

Lisa Hofmann asked Cornelia Funke:

I really love the way you depict Fox in the Reckless books - to me, she's by far one of the most distinguished and "alive" of all the many characters you've written. I'd like to know if you had any specific inspiration for her when you began telling her story?

Cornelia Funke Thank you so much, Lisa.your words made my writer's day:) Charakters come to us in mysterious ways and that's especially true for Fox. When she first met Jacob at the ruin I was sure she is just a wise vixen. She waited for a while to reveal her human self to me. As for her past- it was inspired by all the years I worked with and wrote for children witnessing how often parents break instead of nourish their children. I had a very sheltered upbringing but as a storyteller one should be the voice of everyone in my opinion. Fox is me in many ways despite our different past, and I heard from many women that they see themselves in her - which proves my belief that all women are shape shifters and connected to the non-human side of this world in very interesting ways:)

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A Goodreads user

A Goodreads user asked Cornelia Funke:

Hey, Cornelia. HUGE fan from the Philippines. You've been a great inspiration to me as an aspiring writer. I've been a fan of the MirrorWorld series since before the release of Reckless. I really commend you for the Inkheart trilogy and then MirrorWorld. I really love your work and I'd love to read of The Golden Yarn, so I was wondering if it's possible it will be released here in the PHL some time in the future?

Gabriele Poli

Gabriele Poli asked Cornelia Funke:

¿When will you finish Inkworld? I'm so excited to read it! I checked your web page and I saw that you want to finish The Colour of Revenge, then I investigated more and I found that there are a lot of similar books! Please finish it!

Susanne

Susanne asked Cornelia Funke:

Wird es irgendwann vielleicht einen buchnäheren Film von Tintenherz geben? Und ich möchte Ihnen einfach mal danke sagen. Danke, dass sie Bücher schreiben und uns in Ihre Welten einladen. Ich habe Ihre Bücher als Kind geliebt und entdecke sie jetz, mit Anfang 20, wieder neu für mich. Ich hoffe Sie hören nie auf Bücher zu schreiben. Danke!

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