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[spoilers removed]"What, a super damaged zealot can't be an effective leader? ;)"
I think we might need a separate thread to go into this debate ;)
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Yeah, plot points and arcs always change during drafting, but that one was ce..."
Honestly, if that wouldn't have happened, I probably would have knocked off a star because it really wouldn't have matched their characters so far as I understood them. I wasn't sure how it was going to play out, but I was hoping for something along those lines. Even though I was hoping for it, I was pretty surprised!
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Sleeping is good too...not quite as good as a good book, but sadly necessary. Think of all the time we could spend reading if we didn't have to sleep. :O
Jenna wrote: "Jeff wrote: "Angela wrote: "Jenna wrote: "Also, I'm really hoping [spoilers removed]"[spoilers removed]"What, a super damaged zealot can't be an effective leader? ;)"
I think we might need a sepa..."
Haha! Truth.
Jenna wrote: "Jeff wrote: "Angela wrote: "8% to go. I'm such a nana these days. I make myself stop reading so I can sleep ;). [spoilers removed]"Yeah, plot points and arcs always change during drafting, but th..."
I try hard to identify with all the characters, empathize with their motivations, plights, fears, ambitions, whatever. My goal was to complicate things enough you could kind of see where everyone was coming from. Well, except maybe Azmorgon. He isn't too layered. But still fun to write. ;)
Angela wrote: "Jeff wrote: "Angela wrote: "Jenna wrote: "Also, I'm really hoping [spoilers removed]"[spoilers removed]"What, a super damaged zealot can't be an effective leader? ;)"
Well..... it seemed unlikely..."
That was actually a tough scene to write. Two were tougher, of course, but that one still ranked pretty high on the tough scene scale for me.
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Yeah, plot points and arcs always change during dr..."
As for Azmorgon, sometimes you need as ass of a character to make the others look better. I think his attitude made me like Mulldoos a lot more. Azmorgon is just fun to hate and also poke fun of because none of his jokes make sense.
Jenna wrote: "Jeff wrote: "Jenna wrote: "Jeff wrote: "Angela wrote: "8% to go. I'm such a nana these days. I make myself stop reading so I can sleep ;). [spoilers removed]"Yeah, plot points and arcs always cha..."
I figured even if readers grew to like some/most of the Jackals, there had to be one irredeemable asshole in the company.
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Yeah, plot points and arcs always cha..."
Agreed Jenna. It did make Mulldoos more likeable. (view spoiler)
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I definitely agree.
Thanks for joining us Jeff!
Thank you, everyone, for reading and discussing the book and series. I'm really glad you enjoyed. The next series is a 180 degree turn from Bloodsounder, but I'm really excited about it. Just finished a final(ish) the agent is reviewing, so with any luck we can start pitching it in a couple of months and hopefully find a home for it. Thanks again!
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Angela wrote: "Good luck Jeff. Thanks for discussing the book with us. It's been great."It's been a blast; I'm glad I got to participate. It's fun (and sort of terrifying) seeing people's reactions in real-time.
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Jeff wrote: "Thank you, everyone, for reading and discussing the book and series. I'm really glad you enjoyed. The next series is a 180 degree turn from Bloodsounder, but I'm really excited about it. Just finis..."Hi Jeff! Will the next series be a trilogy as well?
Samir wrote: "Jeff wrote: "Thank you, everyone, for reading and discussing the book and series. I'm really glad you enjoyed. The next series is a 180 degree turn from Bloodsounder, but I'm really excited about i..."Hi Samir. It will at least be a trilogy, and possibly a longer series. Still mulling over options and just started writing the dreaded synopsis for what happens after book 1. The series is a fusion of urban fantasy-ish elements (though no vampires or werewolves!) and science-fiction (though not set deep in the future). Four main POV characters (two male; two female), a lot of snark and sarcasm, and tons of action.
Jeff wrote: "Samir wrote: "Jeff wrote: "Thank you, everyone, for reading and discussing the book and series. I'm really glad you enjoyed. The next series is a 180 degree turn from Bloodsounder, but I'm really e..."I love the sound of that already! I'm a big fan of your writing, Bloodsounder's Arc is one of my favorite series and i plan to re-read it and hopefully write better reviews for it because I wasn't very good at writing them at that time. Sorry, I digressed a bit. I'm very excited about your new series and I shall eagerly await news about the release date.
Samir wrote: "Jeff wrote: "Samir wrote: "Jeff wrote: "Thank you, everyone, for reading and discussing the book and series. I'm really glad you enjoyed. The next series is a 180 degree turn from Bloodsounder, but..."You rock. I'm really glad Bloodsounder worked well for you. Grimoire Zero isn't fluffy unicorns farting rainbows--there are still some dark things that happen, and it would be rated R if it was a movie--but it has more humor than BA (well, *I* think I'm funny), is a bit zanier, and it moves a lot faster. Plus, I love the characters. L-O-V-E.
It definitely has a different tone and feel, and it's a pretty big departure from the BA world, but the beta readers seemed to dig it, and I feel good overall, so here's hoping it takes flight.
Jeff wrote: "Samir wrote: "Jeff wrote: "Samir wrote: "Jeff wrote: "Thank you, everyone, for reading and discussing the book and series. I'm really glad you enjoyed. The next series is a 180 degree turn from Blo..."I love sarcasm in your novels, it was one of Cpt. Killcoin's trademarks and I loved him for it so I'm pretty sure I'll dig the new characters. Thank you so much for the information and I wish you good luck with the pitching and finding a home for it. Can't wait to read it!
Samir wrote: "Jeff wrote: "Samir wrote: "Jeff wrote: "Samir wrote: "Jeff wrote: "Thank you, everyone, for reading and discussing the book and series. I'm really glad you enjoyed. The next series is a 180 degree ..."Braylar? Sarcastic? What the what??
He was a ton of fun to write. No matter what series I jump into, or how many characters I ultimately pen, that biting bastard will always be one of my favorites.
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Jeff did you know with Bloodsounder's Arc that it was always going to be a trilogy?
Jenna wrote: "Wow I missed a lot happening in this thread! The new series sounds super exciting - I can't wait to read it."Thanks, Jenna! Glad you like the sound of it.
Angela wrote: "I love urban fantasy. Looking forward to the new book when it comes out. Jeff did you know with Bloodsounder's Arc that it was always going to be a trilogy?"
Yeah, I always planned three or four books for Bloodsounder's Arc.
UF and Sci fi are both outside my wheelhouse but I wanted to see if I could pull it off.
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Angela wrote: "Thank you for answering my questSure thing, Angela.
There still might be edits based on agent feedback, and eventually editor feedback, so it isn't final, but if anyone wants to see an excerpt of the new book in its working form, let me know. . .
Jeff wrote: "There still might be edits based on agent feedback, and eventually editor feedback, so it isn't final, but if anyone wants to see an excerpt of the new book in its working form, let me know. . ."I'm letting you know :D
Shoot me your email and I'll send a PDF of the first couple of chapters.
Jeff wrote: "Shoot me your email and I'll send a PDF of the first couple of chapters."Woohoo! Thank you very much!
[spoilers removed]"What, a super damaged zealot can't be an effective leader? ;)"
Well..... it seemed unlikely.
Jeff, it was an awesome story arc. (view spoiler)[ I could completely see Soffjian being involved by not Skeelana. I really thought Skeelana had double crossed everyone. I did like that Arki put the final knife in her. (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]