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Live Event with D.D. Chant - 13th of January 2012
Would like to attend, but it's not possible. Good luck for an interesting evening.
Mike
No problem Mike, thanks for letting us know :)We're on in 10 minutes everyone !
Right... we're on ! Just checking that DD's made it tonight... DD, are you here?
Here Lori!!!Hi everyone!!!
My name is DeeDee and I’m trying to be a writer! I have written four Novels:
The first shall remain nameless!!!
Broken City
The Promise (first book in the Lady Quill Chronicles series) - yet to be uploaded
Fracture - yet to be uploaded
But how rude of me to sit here talking about myself: Let’s talk about what YOU think of me!!!!
I don't know if you've answered this question before, DD, but do you plan your books before you start writing, and if so, to what extent?
Lol DD :) Well I guess we're ready for the quizzing session then...
Hi Amy and welcome !And Hi Mhairi x
Just a reminder for everyone... no spoiling please... if you need to mention something in particular, please use the spoiler code in the first post, thank you ♥
Lorraine - even more loving in 2012 ♥ wrote: "Hi Amy and welcome !"Thanks, i'm so excited!
Waiting for DD to ease into things and reply to Mhairi's question above :)
Mhairi wrote: "I don't know if you've answered this question before, DD, but do you plan your books before you start writing, and if so, to what extent?"Hi Mhairi!
I have a rough Idea of where I want the story to go, but I’m often surprised by where the story takes me and how my original idea morphs.
When I first imagined Jan she was 13, a bit drippy and very naive....and look how she turned out!!!
Hi D.d.Sorry I'm a wee bit late!
Philip (sarah) wrote: "Hi D.d.Sorry I'm a wee bit late!"Hi P/S!!!
Thank you SO MUCH for coming!!!
I am here too. Have never read any of your work DD but plan to so am very interested to see how this goes too :-)
Patti (Still totally bananas) wrote: "I'm here too!"Yay Patti!!!
Hi DD Sabrina here, I like your idea of people collecting together in tribes. I found the tribal structure interesting. What made you think of it?
Hi everyone :)DD, how did you get into writing? Have you always been writing, or is it a spark that was created by something special?
Hi D.D.! Sounds like you are a pantser. Do you plot at all?
Hi DD! I made it after all!
Questions coming at you thick and fast! The main one that I am interested in the answer to is when we will be able to read The Promise? I like a bit of historical romance so am particularly looking forward to that one!
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Questions coming at you thick and fast! The main one that I am interested in the answer to is when we will be able to read The Promise? I like a bit of historical romance so am particularly looking forward to that one!
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Emma (Emzibah) wrote: "I am here too. Have never read any of your work DD but plan to so am very interested to see how this goes too :-)"Yay! Welcome Emma, so glad you came!!!!
Simon (Highwayman) wrote: "And me."Hi Sy!
S.g. wrote: "Hi DD Sabrina here, I like your idea of people collecting together in tribes. I found the tribal structure interesting. What made you think of it?"It all started with a dream I had!!!
I know, I know.....you’re probably wondering if I was the heroine but, alas, NO!!! The tribal structure came later....it just seemed like the most obvious way that things would be done, that people would turn to the strongest and wisest people to lead them.
M wrote: "Kristine wrote: "Hi D.D.! Sounds like you are a pantser. Do you plot at all?"
Hey Kew, I'm DD's sister, i'm going to be naughty and say....... I've already read The Promise!!!!!"
Now I'm jealous!! lol
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Hey Kew, I'm DD's sister, i'm going to be naughty and say....... I've already read The Promise!!!!!"
Now I'm jealous!! lol
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Karen (Kew) wrote: "Hi DD! I made it after all!Questions coming at you thick and fast! The main one that I am interested in the answer to is when we will be able to read The Promise? I like a bit of historical roma..."
Yay! Karen!!
Karen (Kew) wrote: "Hi DD! I made it after all!Questions coming at you thick and fast! The main one that I am interested in the answer to is when we will be able to read The Promise? I like a bit of historical roma..."
Hi Kew, I'm DD sister, Im going to be naughty a say....... I've already read The Promise!!!!
Karen (Kew) wrote: "M wrote: "Kristine wrote: "Hi D.D.! Sounds like you are a pantser. Do you plot at all?"Hey Kew, I'm DD's sister, i'm going to be naughty and say....... I've already read The Promise!!!!!"
Now I'..."
I KNOW!!! It's great really great my fav so far.
DD are you okay? If you want to, you can answer several questions in the same post if that makes it easier :)
Lorraine - even more loving in 2012 ♥ wrote: "DD are you okay? If you want to, you can answer several questions in the same post if that makes it easier :)"Its ok she just so excited she cant think and her finger's wont work!! LOL
When and why did you decide to be an author D.d. and who was your inspiration?
Lorraine - even more loving in 2012 ♥ wrote: "Hi everyone :)DD, how did you get into writing? Have you always been writing, or is it a spark that was created by something special?"
I always liked writing, but I was definitely encouraged by my family, they always taken the time to read what I’ve written and suggest ways I could improve. My Aunt used to give me and my sister the first line of a story and then say carry on from there....it always amazed me how different our stories would be even though they started in the same place!
Karen (Kew) wrote: "Hi DD! I made it after all!Questions coming at you thick and fast! The main one that I am interested in the answer to is when we will be able to read The Promise? I like a bit of historical roma..."
Soon, hopefully before the end of the month!!!
I always lik..."
I love that idea. Do you write too Amy?
Philip (sarah) wrote: "When and why did you decide to be an author D.d. and who was your inspiration?"I WAS
Who/what inspired you for the characters in Broken City? If you had to use actors to make them more "real", who would you chose?
Emma (Emzibah) wrote: "I always lik..."
I love that idea. Do you write too Amy?"
NOOOOO!! I tried once... it was bad... i didn't try again!!
Flip I've missed so much already! I'm here I'm here!!
Philip (sarah) wrote: "When and why did you decide to be an author D.d. and who was your inspiration?"I don’t know if there was ‘A’ moment. My Aunt suggested I try to write a story because she thought I could....I spent 2 years writing a novel (whisper it ‘The Babel Code’) and when she read it she said it was crazy!!! But then she said she thought the next one would be better, and the next one was Broken City.
As for my inspiration, I dedicated the book to my Granddad, because he gave me tireless encouragement and listened to me droning on and on about my plots for HOURS!!!
Jud (Krisztof) wrote: "Flip I've missed so much already! I'm here I'm here!!"
Hi Jud I'm DD's sister Amy ( my real name by the way) i've heard so much about you all and DD goodreads group, nice to be here.
DD, I don't get the meaning, not sure if it's a question but please can you look at Kristine's post number 23 please ;) x
M wrote: "Jud (Krisztof) wrote: "Flip I've missed so much already!
I'm here I'm here!!"
Hi Jud I'm DD's sister Amy ( my real name by the way) i've heard so much about you all and DD goodreads group, nice..."
You must stay around after this discussion and join in with our craziness at other times! We always welcome new group members!
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I'm here I'm here!!"
Hi Jud I'm DD's sister Amy ( my real name by the way) i've heard so much about you all and DD goodreads group, nice..."
You must stay around after this discussion and join in with our craziness at other times! We always welcome new group members!
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Hello Amy, it's nice to meet you (kind of :o/)
Lorraine - even more loving in 2012 ♥ wrote: "DD, I don't get the meaning, not sure if it's a question but please can you look at Kristine's post number 23 please ;) x"I didn't get that either - fly by the seat of?
Kristine wrote: "Hi D.D.! Sounds like you are a pantser. Do you plot at all?"A panster is someone who writes more by instinct than with a set plot in mind.....is that right Kris????
I do plot, but it's flexible depending on where the characters take me!!!
Sorry, pantser is a term we use in the US for an author that doesn't plot - so yes "flies by the seat of her pants." So, my question to DD is whether she plots out her books (and series) or just writes the story as it comes to her.
Karen (Kew) wrote: "M wrote: "Jud (Krisztof) wrote: "Flip I've missed so much already! I'm here I'm here!!"
Hi Jud I'm DD's sister Amy ( my real name by the way) i've heard so much about you all and DD goodreads g..."
Thanks, i think my mum would be pleased if i direct my madness elsewhere!! LOL
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D.D's first book, Broken City, has been deemed by one of her reviewers as a book that should be assigned in school alongside classics like The Good Earth and To Kill a Mockingbird... and some of our members who have read it have given it excellent ratings too.
The event will go live on the 13th of January, right here, at 7 p.m. UK time. So don’t forget to put a big cross in your calendar !
D.D. will answer all your questions regarding Broken City, her next novel, and her life as a reader and as a young writer.
Everyone is welcome, whether you would like to ask questions or to just "be there" among fellow readers and writers and enjoy a nice chat with a lovely writer.
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