Ariana

Ariana asked Rin Chupeco:

I enjoyed learning about the Japanese folklore in The Girl From The Well will any or all your books have some sort of Japanese culture within them? It was very neat to include actually facts and actually info from the Japanese folklore Okiku and make it your own.

Rin Chupeco Thank you! :) I suppose it's not a secret that I'm a huge fan of Japanese culture, and ghost stories are a big favorite of mine. The Bone Witch series also has a mix of that and some Middle Eastern culture / philosophy.

I can't say that all my future books are going to have Japanese culture in them - I'm working on one right now that's a modern spin on classic fairy tales, so there's a hodgepodge of cultures depending on the fairy tale I'm writing about for that particular scene / chapter. I have a half-finished manuscript somewhere that's all about Filipino mythology, and another future steampunk novel that would combine Chinese culture with one specific Japanese pop culture element (that's a secret right now, until I figure out how to get it right!). So I guess you can say that the majority of my work will always be inspired by Asian influences.

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Hi! I wrote to you some time ago; I absolutely love your writing. I'm very excited for the second book! You've become one of my favorite authors :) I know you said there aren't any plans for a third, but I wanted to ask if you'd ever consider continuing the series, or if this is really the final book. (The cover for The Suffering is absolutely gorgeous! Is that Okiku?) Looking forward to more of your books!

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Noelle asked Rin Chupeco:

Hello! I wanted to tell you that I love The Bone Witch, and I've already got my hands on a copy of The Heart Forger (both of which are so amazingly beautiful I would die for them)! It was in stores at a B&N Feb. 24 (the earliest of my knowledge), and I was wondering if it was your intent that the book be released almost a month earlier than initially planned? (IM SO EXCITED TO START READING THF I CANT WAIT)

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Brianna asked Rin Chupeco:

I am a young author and i'm working on finishing a couple books. I won't be done writing them for awhile though. I just was wondering how you became an author and got your books out there. I'm also wondering if I can be a writer through Good Reads the same as you. I just wanted to see if you could give me any good tips. Do you have like any advice or answers? I would say more but Good Reads doesn't let me.

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