Bridget
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Kendare Blake:
Hi Ms. Blake! I just finished your book, Three Dark Crowns, and I literally screamed by the end of it! It was AMAZING!! My question is do you have any advice for a young, aspiring author like me? How can I make my book series better? Thank you so much! :)
Kendare Blake
Thanks, Bridget! It's hard to answer this question in a general sense, but I'll try. Things you can do to make your work stronger:
1. READ. And maybe even study what you're reading, to think of it in new ways
2. Let it rest before revising. Sometimes I need six months or a year before I can see everything wrong with a draft
3. Get thee to a workshop or a critique group. Writer folk whose eyes and judgment you trust are worth their weight in gold, and often become good friends
4. WRITE. New things, different things, better things. Experiment. Some will suck. Some will be rad.
And good luck!
1. READ. And maybe even study what you're reading, to think of it in new ways
2. Let it rest before revising. Sometimes I need six months or a year before I can see everything wrong with a draft
3. Get thee to a workshop or a critique group. Writer folk whose eyes and judgment you trust are worth their weight in gold, and often become good friends
4. WRITE. New things, different things, better things. Experiment. Some will suck. Some will be rad.
And good luck!
More Answered Questions
Courtney Gendreau
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Kendare Blake:
I am about halfway through the Three Dark Crowns so maybe this will be answered later, however, curiosity has gotten the better of me, in part of the book, you reference that Arsinoe is named after a Queen who was killed by her sister. I was wondering if you were referencing the Arsinoe IV and Cleopatra VII?
Ajá Bryant
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Kendare Blake:
Could you explain a little more about the dynamic between the Queens/people of the island, and the mainland people? I could never get a feel for if they are ruled by the queen of the island, or if they just respect/revere them. What is the relationship between the two?
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