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Interview with J. D. Robb
Let's hope no one asks when they are going to have a baby.
LOL, my very first thought. (the let's hope no one asks part)
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I wonder where she gets her humor (is she inspired by anyone?). The banter between Eve/Roarke and Eve/Peabody is hilarious.
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Great question!
I wonder about how long it takes to write one of the In Death booksOR
Are some In Death books harder to write then others?
Where does she get inspiration for the murder cases?
Are any of the series regulars based on anyone she knows in real life?
Let's see, we know where she got the idea to use a pen name and how she came up with JD Robb. How about "was she sorry the publisher started putting Nora Roberts on the books?"
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What does she do in an attempt to keep the In Death books fresh but familiar so that they don't become too formulaic without losing their charm?
I'll let you guys ask the questions. I'm always really bad at thinking of an intelligent question to ask an author I love.
I think we have to wait for you to catch up in the series to answer that question. It does get answered, a couple of times.
We've seen Eve overcome lots of aspects from her past (her father, Trudy, McQueen), will we see something else from her past that might surface in future books?
she is so good in many of her books, in regard to victims of abuse. As a survivor myself, she has helped me tremendously. I would like to know how she writes about that subject, so perfectly and articulately. Has she worked with people or had friends who have lived through it? Both Eve and Nell from three sisters island. And there was another.... in the Mackade series I think.
Jonetta wrote: "Goodreads is interviewing author J.D. Robb for the monthly newsletter and I've been asked to submit questions! Many of you may have received the same message but in case you haven't and want to par..."how does she manage to come up with different characters all the tine
Why doesn't Eve and Roarke ever discussed having children. I know that it is not something Robb wants to add to the mix, but they never discuss it as a couple.
Sure, Roarke has said he wants them one day and Eve has a panic attack each time lol.
I've always wondered what date Eve uses as a date of birth since they estimated she was about 8 when found in Dallas. we know Roarke just took a shot at his DOB because he knew he was born in the first week of October (until he found official record of his birth later on).
I forget which book, maybe Conspiracy, and she tell Dr Mira that she does not know her DOB while in testing. But it is a very good question about how she gets ID etc without one?
Dawn wrote: "I forget which book, maybe Conspiracy, and she tell Dr Mira that she does not know her DOB while in testing. But it is a very good question about how she gets ID etc without one?"Exactly what I was thinking. She has to have one (even if it's not accurate) for legal purposes. I wondered if they used the date she was found in Dallas as the date and then went back 8 years for the year?
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Brittany wrote: "Dawn wrote: "I forget which book, maybe Conspiracy, and she tell Dr Mira that she does not know her DOB while in testing. But it is a very good question about how she gets ID etc without one?"Exa..."
I think when they found her in Dallas and found out she wasn't in the system, they probably just assigned it to her.
As to the DOB question, wouldn't she have been able to back track once she found her father's real name, can't remember if her mother was using her real name or not.
Tara, they never registered her. There is no record of her with any government agency until she is found at age 8.
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Too late—and I just came up with a great question: Would Nora be ..."
Lol! I doubt that GR would have let that one through:)
Do we know when the interview is coming out?
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http://www.goodreads.com/voice
I didn't see the interview in the newsletter. Did I overlook it or did it not end up in February?
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I'll follow up.
I thought I was missing something when I didn't see it in the newsletter. Hopefully we'll see something soon.
I'm so glad someone else mentioned this. I spend way too long looking for it...
I'll keep an eye out for it in the March newsletter...great questions everyone! Can't wait to read her answers :D
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Michael, The topic if Eve's promotion comes up every now and then in the IN DEATH. And she doesn't want it.
Whitney would love to promote her, but Eve always turns him down.
She loves Homicide and gang of Det. The biggest reason she doesn't want the promotion is that she'd be off the streets and most if all she hates paper work and pencil pushing.
I don't think she could take Peabody with her if she got promoted.
I remember those times. I also think if she got promoted it'd take her out of the field.
I also think that Eve realized that her job wasn't EVERYTHING to her anymore. Now, that she had Roarke. In one of the books I believe she mentions this.
I think it was in Thankless that she turned down the promotion and she told Whitney that she used to live the job and now she does not. Also said she couldn't do the job if she promoted
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My thoughts on where the interview went? There was so many authors interviewed that instead of a newsletter it became a booklet. Anyway they could still just give us a reason or a mention, or something for goodness sake
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"Apologies for the slow reply! I hadn't yet looked at all of these submissions, because unfortunately J.D. Robb was unable to participate at this time. Thank you for the wonderful submissions. We're saving all fan questions for a later date in hopes that we can reschedule."
You can submit a question about her upcoming book, Obsession in Death, her past work, or anything you're curious about in general.