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Questions for Catherynne Valente?
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Tom, Supreme Laser
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Sep 30, 2015 06:22PM
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When is the deadline for asking questions? You probably shouldn't ask her that. ;)
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Yeah by then it might be too late. The interview is October 13th.
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We're interviewing her at 4pm on the 13th!
Edit: Oh, Tom answered. Well, I answered EVEN MORE PRECISELY!
Ms. Valente is amazing. I can't think of a question to ask her (I'm so bad at these things) so will you just gush for me?
Who is her favorite character in all of her worlds?Which character/world does she hope to revisit?
Since she writes in ALL the genres, what does she like writing the most?
How does she come up with such entertaining book titles? Just sayin'. I haven't even read her books, but I love the titles enough to want to.
If there's any chance she'll finish/find a publisher for the last book of the A Dirge for Prester John series. The first two were published by Night Shade Books, which obviously had major issues.
Reading Palimpsest really tested me, and my brain was sore for days afterwards. It served as a reminder that I shouldn't get in a rut with my reading, and that I need to step up my game sometimes to keep my brain from becoming flabby getting hurt through overexertion. Does Catherynne get pressure from her publisher to make her books more "accessible" to more readers, or are they all, "This is great, Catherynne! There'll be blood running from readers' ears once again!"
Will she be writing more Fairyland Books?I just adore those.
Also will she continue to let SJ Tucker bring her books to Music?
How the heck did she keep track of all of the stories in the Orphan Tales series of books?! I would love to see her flow-chart. Also, I am massively looking forward to Radiance!
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She mentioned at a FogCon panel this year that the complex web of stories-within-stories in The Orphan's Tales books grew organically without planning. To what degree has this been the case with her other novels?
With the AI-themed Silently and Very Fast, various short stories, and the upcoming Radiance (very excited about that!), she seems to be dipping into science fiction more often recently. Are there particular things she'd like to see done in science fiction (by herself or others)? Particular enjoyments/challenges of writing science fiction instead of fantasy?
What would she like to see done/more of in fantasy (once again, by herself or others)?
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