Boookwormlover
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Sylvain Reynard:
Hi! My questions are, 1. After creating and delving into a world of fiction, How do you leave after being so emotionally invested? 2. Have you ever had trouble letting go ? 3. You mentioned that you write in order to explore certain themes. What have you learned most about each theme, that has resonated with you, and has this in a way allowed you to understand your own experiences? Thanks!
Sylvain Reynard
Hello Boookwormlover,
Thanks for your questions.
It's difficult to leave characters that have been one's companions for several years. But in a way, I still feel connected with them. For example, the Professor is always pestering me, saying something. And I can always hear Julia laughing in the background. Perhaps this is why I intend to write another book about them someday - they're still talking to me after all these years.
One of the themes I've explored in all my novels - both The Gabriel Series and The Florentine Series - is forgiveness. Forgiving others, forgiving ourselves, being forgiven. This is a topic I care about and I think it's one worth discussing. I'm still thinking about it and probably will forever.
Thank you for reading,
SR
Thanks for your questions.
It's difficult to leave characters that have been one's companions for several years. But in a way, I still feel connected with them. For example, the Professor is always pestering me, saying something. And I can always hear Julia laughing in the background. Perhaps this is why I intend to write another book about them someday - they're still talking to me after all these years.
One of the themes I've explored in all my novels - both The Gabriel Series and The Florentine Series - is forgiveness. Forgiving others, forgiving ourselves, being forgiven. This is a topic I care about and I think it's one worth discussing. I'm still thinking about it and probably will forever.
Thank you for reading,
SR
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Brittany
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Sylvain Reynard:
I love that you took the contemporary romance novel and added wit, intelligence and culture to it! I'm currently reading the Raven - will let you know what I think! Did you have to travel and study up on your literature and Dante while writing the Inferno novels? Or has Dante always been an interest to you?
Nikki
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Sylvain Reynard:
Hello SR. For my Creative Writing class we were asked to choose a book to read during class. Naturally I chose Gabriel's Inferno; being that it is the first book in my favorite trilogy. My teacher asked us to find what she calls a "writer's quote on writing". After many failed Google searches, I decided to just ask you myself. May I have a quote directly from you that depicts your feelings on being a writer? Thank you
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