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No questions left, just wanted to say...Thank you, Shaun! For giving up some of your free time to answer everyone's questions. I really respect you for spending the time to do it
Well done, Lorraine! I know this was the first event you have organised, but it was great!
I'm off to bed now, but am really looking forward to the next event! Night everyone (: x
Katy wrote: "No questions left, just wanted to say...Thank you, Shaun! For giving up some of your free time to answer everyone's questions. I really respect you for spending the time to do it
Well done, Lor..."
Thanks, Katy. Appreciate the support. Night :)
Afraid I will have to celebrate with you all another time,I am shattered! thanks again.Night night!
Haha, Shaun you can tell us all about it in another book
Night night Katy and thanks for participating, you've asked some cracking questions :)Taking a rest this weekend, then I shall start bugging DD as she's next on the list of events lol! Hope the influx of questions haven't put off the other authors that were interested, but really, it's been extremely awesome, and so much better than I was hoping for, so thank you everyone for pitching in ♥
Lorraine - back to being me ♥ wrote: "Shaun wrote: "Just glad nobody asked about my time in prison for murder!!! "Go on... !!"
I said something to that effect to an interviewer in the US when she was videoing me. She asked is there anything you don't want me to ask about. I said I'd prefer not to talk about my time in prison for murder. Her face was a picture. Lol
Shaun, you are a railway signals whatchamacalit. Anywhere near Wales?
oops more spelling mistakes, getting past it so will say night night x
Philip (sarah) wrote: "Afraid I will have to celebrate with you all another time,I am shattered! thanks again.Night night!"Night, Sarah. And thanks for attending.
Pat (Scorpio) wrote: "Haha, Shaun you can tell us all about it in another book"Another book means another live event, ok?
Philip (sarah) wrote: "Afraid I will have to celebrate with you all another time,I am shattered! thanks again.Night night!"Night, Sarah. And thanks for attending.
Pat (Scorpio) wrote: "oops more spelling fopas, getting past it so will say night night x"Night, night, Pat :)
Joo wrote: "Shaun, you are a railway signals whatchamacalit. Anywhere near Wales?"I work in Stoke-on-Trent. So no, not near Wales.
Shaun wrote: "Joo wrote: "Shaun, you are a railway signals whatchamacalit. Anywhere near Wales?"I work in Stoke-on-Trent. So no, not near Wales."
ah well, not everyone can be Welsh ;p
Joo wrote: "Shaun wrote: "Joo wrote: "Shaun, you are a railway signals whatchamacalit. Anywhere near Wales?"I work in Stoke-on-Trent. So no, not near Wales."
ah well, not everyone can be Welsh ;p"
I was in Wales a month or two ago. Camped near Snowdon and climbed it the next day :)
Well, I guess I'll wrap it up here as I have to go to bed ready for work in the morning. A big thank you to everyone who took time out to turn up and ask me questions. Hope you found my replies worth hanging around for. And thanks to Lorraine for arranging it, and Patti and Simon for such a great forum populated by such great people. XXX
Shaun wrote: "Joo wrote: "Shaun, you are a railway signals whatchamacalit. Anywhere near Wales?"I work in Stoke-on-Trent. So no, not near Wales."
Ahh, so when their are signalling faults on the line that takes me from Stafford- Stoke I can blame you ;b
Was nice looking in. Thankyou everyone.
their = there (apologies for bad spelling)
Shaun wrote: "Well, I guess I'll wrap it up here as I have to go to bed ready for work in the morning. A big thank you to everyone who took time out to turn up and ask me questions. Hope you found my replies wor..."Thank you Shaun, really, wouldn't have happened without you !
Have a good night, hope you can recuperate !
checking in really late from my Mum's in Hampshire. Haven't had time to read through everything but with over 300 odd posts it looks like it's been a good evening! I look forward to reading through the posts at my leisure later on.
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One last post once again to thank everyone and Shaun. We are leaving the thread open for now, because some of us could not make it tonight, and their questions are still welcome. Shaun is happy to reply to them when he pops on the forum.Have a lovely evening/night everyone :) Will keep you posted when we have a date for the next live chat :)
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Drat, Mrs R had other plans for me this evening. I just got back and wanted to ask Shaun whether he feels a certain schizzle when he steps out in matching underwear (Jud's fault).
I think he's gone to bed now Steve, but he'll reply when he's on here next I'm sure :)
Hi Shaun! SOOOOOOOOO sorry I'm late! I was out visiting and only just got home!!!
I'm going to ask a question that I HOPE hasn't been asked yet!!!
Do you start off knowing what the title of your book is going to be, or do you decide later on or even after you've finished the book???
I know authors who start off with the title and people who wait until the book is finished.
Deedee and others who have questions that remain unanswered...This thread will remain open. Do stop in whenever you like.
Very cool idea..... sat back and watched and really enjoyed it. Thanks.
I really enjoyed it. I even bathed my son half an hour earlier last night so I could get here sooner...lol (bless him). About halfway through though I got a call from a friend whom I hadn't heard from in 3 months. I was still reading along though but I didn't get to ask anymore questions.Shaun - if you are still answering some questions, I noticed you said you were a fan of Richard Laymon. I read some of his books (not all, but most of them) about 12-15 years ago. I've only met 2 other people who were a fans of his work. He had a very warped and twisted mind, don't you think?
Maureen (Mews) wrote: "Shaun - if you are still answering some questions, I noticed you said you were a fan of Richard Laymon. I read some of his books (not all, but most of them) about 12-15 years ago. I've only met 2 other people who were a fans of his work. He had a very warped and twisted mind, don't you think? "I think he wrote easily readable stories that flow well. Yes, he was a little gruesome and warped in places, but for the good. My favourites are The Stake and The Travelling Vampire Show.
Zach wrote: "Very cool idea..... sat back and watched and really enjoyed it. Thanks."
Thanks, Zach.
D.d. wrote: "Do you start off knowing what the title of your book is going to be, or do you decide later on or even after you've finished the book???
I know authors who start off with the title and people who wait until the book is finished."
Sometimes the title will come to me as I prepare the story, other times I have to read through after and see if something stands out that I think would make an apt title. Titles are important though, as it's what your book's going to be known by herein after!
Steve wrote: "Drat, Mrs R had other plans for me this evening. I just got back and wanted to ask Shaun whether he feels a certain schizzle when he steps out in matching underwear (Jud's fault)."
Yes, good for when you get knocked over so you don't look like a licorice alsort ;)
Sorry I missed your big night Shaun. ;-(Really are you 46? Gosh that's old! So am I, I blame old age for me not turning up as I fell asleep in the chair. ;-)
I'm still trawling through the thread, looks like you had a great evening. x
Mel (Lorne's creator, Pete's murderer) wrote: "Sorry I missed your big night Shaun. ;-(Really are you 46? Gosh that's old! So am I, I blame old age for me not turning up as I fell asleep in the chair. ;-)
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No problem. I'm about to fall asleep now after going work this morning! And yes, I'm 46 but feel more like 96 at the moment. lol
I'm 46 too - all the best people are that age...
You are right Shaun, his stories were easily readable. And most of the time I found when I picked one up, I just couldn't put it down. A girl I used to work with and I both used to worry and discuss frequently what it said about us that we enjoyed reading that sort of stuff....lol.My favourites were Endless Night, Quake, Island & Bite. I am sure I am missing a few, but it has been years since I read any of his books.
Gingerlily (lovable author) wrote: "I'm 46 too - all the best people are that age..."I think you're right, GL. And Shaun, before I gave it up, I was also a telecoms TL working shifts and my wife works for TFL. Never knew we had so much in common.
Well, it's official, my organisational skills totally suck !Was tidying my desk from all the scraps of paper on which I jot down stuff at work and then bring them home before just dumping them on there, and I found a few more questions !!!!
Hope it's ok if I ask them now and that you won't say no to punish me !
- The way you describe scenes and surroundings is extremely detailed. Does this come naturally or do you actively work at it when you're writing?
- Do you feel that it's important for a character to evolve in a book or over a series of books, even if the books contains a lot of action and has a plot which could more or less work on its own?
- Can one be evil if it's for a good purpose? Is Prosper Snow good, or is he evil really?
Thanks Boss x
Lorraine - back to being me ♥ wrote: "- The way you describe scenes and surroundings is extremely detailed. Does this come naturally or do you actively work at it when you're writing?- Do you feel that it's important for a character to evolve in a book or over a series of books, even if the books contains a lot of action and has a plot which could more or less work on its own?
- Can one be evil if it's for a good purpose? Is Prosper Snow good, or is he evil really?"
I don't even think about it when I'm writing. To me it doesn't seem that detailed!
I think a character will or should evolve naturally. They should adapt to the situation that they face, and they will probably change along the way, as people in real life change.
Evil is a relative term. What's evil to one person might not be to another. Would it be evil to go back in time and kill Hitler? Would the killing of one person be all right if it saved lives, or are you being just as bad if you kill just one person, no matter what they person will/has done? As for Prosper, I don't think he's evil at all. He just finds himself in bad situations and tries to make the best of them for himself, his family and his friends. I think he's loyal to a fault.
Could not make the night, so just skimmed through 7 pages of posts! But it looks like it's been a big success. Thanks for the answers Shaun and well done Lorraine for arranging :)
For those who want to read the questions and answers in one stretch, you can find them on here :)http://shaunjeffrey.blogspot.com/2011...
Go on... !!