Geraldine Cheung
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Cornelia Funke:
I've finished reading the Inkdeath, and I'd like to say I thought it was one of the best books I've ever read. I am trying to write for fun, and I wanted to ask: How did you think up of your character's names and the settings in the Inkworld? Your books are awesome, by the way.
Cornelia Funke
Hi Geraldine,
thank you so much for your very flattering words about Inkdeath:) What a magical message to receive! And thrilled to hear you're writing - and it should always be for fun!:) As for the names.....I get them from name dictionaries, fairy tales, plant encyclopedias, book indexes, history books, travel guides...they need to taste of the place and time, you find your characters at! as for the stories...let them come to you. Find them in the labyrinths of words and feelings that open up in your heart.
thank you so much for your very flattering words about Inkdeath:) What a magical message to receive! And thrilled to hear you're writing - and it should always be for fun!:) As for the names.....I get them from name dictionaries, fairy tales, plant encyclopedias, book indexes, history books, travel guides...they need to taste of the place and time, you find your characters at! as for the stories...let them come to you. Find them in the labyrinths of words and feelings that open up in your heart.
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As an aspiring writer, I end up writing a lot of material I'm not necessarily happy with the first, second, third, and even fourth time I take a shot at it. Have you ever published anything that you were completely happy with? And if not, how do you avoid writing something that you feel the need to rewrite?
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