Ask the Author: J.R. Ward
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J.R. Ward
Absolutely Lassiter will be getting a book! Not sure when, but I love him, too- man, he's such an a&&. Wait'll you see his outfit at the end of THE SHADOWS!
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Nope, no talks for any of that lol there's been a lot of interest in the series for years from various players- the issue is, they'd be very expensive to make well? If the right production company comes along with the right vision, I'd absolutely sign on for either a TV or a movie deal, but my focus is on writing the books and making my deadlines lolol.
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Nope! I'm going to write both! I can't live without my BDB's either!
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Vishous. Hates. Me. *sigh* We don't get along. I love him, though!
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LOL! Right now, I'm writing these three books a year for three years- it's an incredible work load for me because I'm a control freak and I won't outsource anything? After three years, we'll see how I'm feeling and whether or not I was able to keep the quality up. Quality is job one for me; if I feel like I didn't do my job sufficiently, I'm going to down shift back to two books a year!
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Hi! I just always was a writer. I've always had pictures and people in my head, and learned after a while that the only way to get them to shut up was to write it all down? I never took creative writing classes or any of that stuff- I just developed my own internal editor by deconstructing books that worked or didn't work. I also listened to my mentor (Sue Grafton) when she told me I was being stupid. Accepting criticism gracefully is really important- as is knowing what your weakness is (my default is writing one dimensional females, for example.) Channing Tatum = XCOR!
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YUP :D He is- the question is whether or not he knows it lol
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Thankies! That's just the way they were spelled? And I listen to rap and hip hop when I run- it helps me keep my speed up. I don't listen to music when I write- I can have the TV chattering on softly in the backround, but no music. Oh, I love JayZ...
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YES! And I hope to have announcement about this soon!!! And thank you so much!
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What is Scrivener? You're the second person to ask me that recently? I just use Word, Times New Roman, 12 font, double spaced. It's the only formatting I can use- I can't write in any other font for some reason? I tried Courier once and it was like trying to sign my name with my left hand? And I'm a rightie?
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Aw thankies! And I branched out because I got fired from my publisher at the time- and PS they were right not to renew my contract because my books weren't selling enough. This is a business, and I know they wanted to keep working with me and me with them, but it is a numbers game, and my numbers weren't working.
It was the best thing that has ever happened to me. It forced me to get real with myself and what I wanted to write- hell, what I COULD write. The Brothers showed up in my head and BOOM! I was off and running. I expected to get fired again, however. And believe it or not, I still do. You know, I think if I'd been really successful right out of the box, I wouldn't still be working as hard because that fear of losing this job and not being able to do what I love for a living wouldn't have been cattle-prodded into me. Fear is good. It helps us respect the luck we've been given.
It was the best thing that has ever happened to me. It forced me to get real with myself and what I wanted to write- hell, what I COULD write. The Brothers showed up in my head and BOOM! I was off and running. I expected to get fired again, however. And believe it or not, I still do. You know, I think if I'd been really successful right out of the box, I wouldn't still be working as hard because that fear of losing this job and not being able to do what I love for a living wouldn't have been cattle-prodded into me. Fear is good. It helps us respect the luck we've been given.
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OMG I know this is going to sound lame, but I honestly don't work on anything. I just watch the movies in my head and put them together in a way that makes sense? I extensively outline, but that's recording what I've been shown and trying to get it an order that flows and is chronologically sound? But I don't have a process in the sense that I dictate anything. The stories are to be found or discovered intact as they are revealed. They are not driven by me. If I do try and have an opinion, or force them to do something or go somewhere they don't want? Everything shuts up. Learned that back with Lover Revealed- it was the only time I've ever had writer's block.
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Only if I try to force the material? As long as I leave it alone, I don't get writer's block.
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My dog! I had my beloved Jonah with me for eight years, nearly nine. And now I have my Nomers (Naamah.) I'm a goldie person- I've had them for twenty-six years now, and they are a huge presence in my life.
Yes, I'm a crazy dog lady.
And yes, I just looked for a place to attach a photo of her. I'm that sad...
Yes, I'm a crazy dog lady.
And yes, I just looked for a place to attach a photo of her. I'm that sad...
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