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Live Event with Shaun Jeffrey - 25/11/11
You ready Shaun? Simon please can you do the post and ask everyone to come on here ?
OK, thanks for turning up everyone. Some great questions. Hope you enjoyed it, and I'll see you next time. Night.Lol. OK. I'm here.
We want Shaun! We want Shaun!
Simon (Highwayman) wrote: "We want Shaun! We want Shaun!"Careful what you wish for ;)
Shaun is setting the mood I see !Everybody ready?
Why are we waiting?(that annoying tune kids sing i dont know what the rest of it is)
Just for everyone to come over from the other thread hopefully. I hope Anita's not got lost !
Ask away. And I can see those rude gestures you're making at the back of the room.
Hi Shaun,Before I rush off to pick Mrs R up from the station, I've time for a quick question. I'm plotting at the moment and I was just wondering whether you like to plot a story first or just have a rough idea and go with the flow. Some writer's have to have it all worked out beforehand and others prefers the character to lead the way as it were.
Which kind are you?
Steve wrote: "Hi Shaun,Before I rush off to pick Mrs R up from the station, I've time for a quick question. I'm plotting at the moment and I was just wondering whether you like to plot a story first or just ha..."
I have worked both ways. Sometimes if I'm stuck I like to plot to know where it's going. But other times I like the free writing approach so that the story surprises me as I write it as I don't know what's going to happen next.
My refresh button is gonna get SUCH a workout tonight!
I'm here!Do we have an order for questions? or do we bombard Shaun with questions and make him work hard to answer them all? (:
Okies, here's how it was supposed to start "properly" lol ! (No hard feelings Steve x)Hi and welcome everyone, thank you all for being here. Please do take some time to read the first post to make sure that we all help to make this event an enjoyable experience for everyone.
Some of you will already know Shaun, but for those among us who haven't met you yet, please, Shaun, would you mind introducing yourself?
Katy wrote: "I'm here!Do we have an order for questions? or do we bombard Shaun with questions and make him work hard to answer them all? (:"
Lorraine wrote a rough order in the first post - and she must be obeyed or else ...
OK, I’m 46 years old, and I’ve been writing books and stories for probably half that time. I grew up in a house in a cemetery, so I guess I was never going to be writing romance novels. In that respect I’ve had five novels published and one collection. I was also lucky enough that my novel, The Kult was filmed last year by an independent production company. No release details yet, but there is a trailer up on Youtube. I work full time on the railway as a signalling telecommunications engineer. And in my spare time I go jogging, work out at the gym and do Tae Kwon Do.
Shaun, just because I'm curious... you seem to always be on the go, how many hours do you sleep on an average night?
Lorraine SPOILER CODE IN THE FIRST POST wrote: "Shaun, just because I'm curious... you seem to always be on the go, how many hours do you sleep on an average night?"Nowhere near enough. If I'm lucky I'll get about 6 hours kip. That's why I look like a zombie most of the time.
*raises a hand*Can I ask a question now please Miss?
Jud (Krisztof) wrote: "*raises a hand*Can I ask a question now please Miss?"
Of course
Go ahead Jud please - for everyone, I'll probably ask the first question to start the subject, then feel free to fire them at Shaun !
I was just wondering if you ever had nightmares/were scared as a kid living by a graveyard?
This is great! We're about to leave to go and see Hugo (movie), but have fun, everyone!
Just a quick break to announce we're having a 700 members party right afterwards !!!! OOOOOhhh this evening is getting better by the minute !
Jud (Krisztof) wrote: "I was just wondering if you ever had nightmares/were scared as a kid living by a graveyard?"Not really. I was very young at the time, but to be honest, a graveyard is a very serene and quiet place. And if there's any such thing as ghosts and ghouls they'll probably inhabit the area where they died rather than where they're buried!
Hi-Bye Moses, you'll be able to catch up on your return I'm sure, enjoy !
Moses wrote: "This is great! We're about to leave to go and see Hugo (movie), but have fun, everyone!"Have fun :)
They do say about weird things going on in graveyards... ever witnessed anything unexplainable Shaun?
Hi!Did you always want to be a writer? If not what had you planned on doing?
Do we get invited to ask a question or just dive in?
Lorraine SPOILER CODE IN THE FIRST POST wrote: "They do say about weird things going on in graveyards... ever witnessed anything unexplainable Shaun?"I have had a couple of weird experiences, and seen a couple of strange things, but not in a graveyard.
Shaun wrote: "Jud (Krisztof) wrote: "I was just wondering if you ever had nightmares/were scared as a kid living by a graveyard?"Not really. I was very young at the time, but to be honest, a graveyard is a ver..."
You were braver than me then
Shaun wrote: "I have had a couple of weird experiences, and seen a couple of strange things, but not in a graveyard. "Oooooh please will you tell us more?
Lorraine SPOILER CODE IN THE FIRST POST wrote: "Shaun wrote: "Lorraine SPOILER CODE IN THE FIRST POST wrote: "Shaun wrote: "She might have seen the photos ... "What photos?"
The private ones ;)"
they are good Lorraine I'll let you see them later ;o)
I don't have access to those I think :("
Shaun wrote: "Lorraine SPOILER CODE IN THE FIRST POST wrote: "Shaun, just because I'm curious... you seem to always be on the go, how many hours do you sleep on an average night?"Nowhere near enough. If I'm l..."
Hi Shaun - didn't you know a wise man only needs 4 hours sleep a night. You're OD-ing! LOL.
Sandra "Jeanz" wrote: "Hi!Did you always want to be a writer? If not what had you planned on doing?"
Writing is something I just enjoyed doing. As it's not my full time profession I can just enjoy doing it for fun. If I had to do it for a living I'm not sure whether I'd enjoy it as much, mainly because then I would know how important it was, and that my living would depend on it! That would be quite scary I think.
no no no no no no I dont want ghosty stories!!
Enjoying the cat herding, Lorraine? Teehee.
Did you ever read the names on the gravestones & then make up little stories of who you thought that person may have been?
Lyn wrote: "Shaun wrote: "Lorraine SPOILER CODE IN THE FIRST POST wrote: "Shaun, just because I'm curious... you seem to always be on the go, how many hours do you sleep on an average night?"Nowhere near en..."
I don't feel like a wise man. Lol
Patti (Totally Bananas) wrote: "Enjoying the cat herding, Lorraine? Teehee."What's Cat herding Patti?
According to Sheri White, from Morpheus Tale, Shaun is “an author to watch in the new generation of horror writers now on the scene”… I think I can safely say that this is an opinion shared by very many of us in the group !
The event will go live on the 25th of November, right here, at 7 p.m. UK time. So don’t forget to put a big cross in your calendar !
Shaun will answer all questions concerning his masterpieces of horror and his life as a writer.
To make things easy for author as well as readers, we would be grateful if you asked your questions as we move along in the discussion in the following sequence:
Shaun, the Man
The Kult and Killers, and Prosper Snow
Deadfall and Evilution
Voyeurs of Death and other short stories
Shaun the Writer: the life of a writer and the writing process
Finally, open questions and a party !
Everyone is welcome, and the more the merrier. Apart for Shaun, who’s going to be busy doing lots of typing ! Looking forward to seeing you all on the night !
**NO SPOILERS**
Some of us have not read everything there was to read yet, so please please please, if you have a question with a spoiler, use the html code (view spoiler)[TYPE YOUR TEXT (hide spoiler)] PLEASE REMOVE THE HEARTS, IT'S SO THAT THE CODE CAN BE VISIBLE
**IMPORTANT**
The thread is now unlocked. Please wait until Shaun is ready and we give you the go ahead before asking your questions :) See you at 7pm !
ALL THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ARE NOW ON SHAUN'S BLOG HERE:
http://shaunjeffrey.blogspot.com/2011...