tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post4654639724400925425..comments2024-03-07T08:55:06.361-02:00Comments on Close Encounters with the Night Kind: The Number Tour KickoffUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-1215750353322988632012-05-18T22:03:20.122-02:002012-05-18T22:03:20.122-02:00@Gale Nelson: Sometimes the name just comes to me ...@Gale Nelson: Sometimes the name just comes to me naturally. Other times, I'm going through my baby name book or my favorite baby name website.Sheenah Freitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953925489396627609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-46426710040430007982012-05-16T17:57:40.502-02:002012-05-16T17:57:40.502-02:00how do you come up with the name for the character...how do you come up with the name for the characters in your booksGale Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14261301857510839444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-63677070767001649422012-05-11T02:33:20.318-02:002012-05-11T02:33:20.318-02:00@divavixenqueen: Hm... That's a tough question...@divavixenqueen: Hm... That's a tough question. I like to read a little bit of everything, but if I had to choose, maybe contemporary. Children's/YA fantasy would be a close second.Sheenah Freitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953925489396627609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-15921845819248723402012-05-09T19:30:08.167-02:002012-05-09T19:30:08.167-02:00What's your all time favorite genre to read?What's your all time favorite genre to read?divavixenqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982898624924975745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-72919176169590802242012-05-08T02:04:54.957-02:002012-05-08T02:04:54.957-02:00@Nora Weston: For me, I find writing the initial s...@Nora Weston: For me, I find writing the initial story the most difficult. I know a lot of authors have a hard time with edits though.<br /><br />@Emmameade: Thanks! I just can't get over what an amazing job Melanie, the cover artist, did!Sheenah Freitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953925489396627609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-77645794069013721582012-05-07T15:21:37.365-02:002012-05-07T15:21:37.365-02:00Love the artwork!Love the artwork!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-9851517658112763202012-05-07T12:52:32.446-02:002012-05-07T12:52:32.446-02:00Hi! Great excerpt. :)
Which do you think is more ...Hi! Great excerpt. :)<br /><br />Which do you think is more difficult...writing the story or editing it for the final time? <br /><br />(The cover is really beautiful!)Nora Westonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07544600731809921282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-87640957021056027262012-05-07T12:51:38.018-02:002012-05-07T12:51:38.018-02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nora Westonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07544600731809921282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-62475963140056564102012-05-07T11:28:57.518-02:002012-05-07T11:28:57.518-02:00@Marybelle: Greatest inspiration? For this series,...@Marybelle: Greatest inspiration? For this series, probably part anime, part mythological tales. Inspiration varies depending on the project, but I do get a lot of inspiration from every day life.<br /><br />@Lexi H: Actually, I haven't read Revelations yet. The only book from the Bible I've read has been Genesis. I do want to read Revelations, though, and plan on tackling it this year. I did read some of Ragnarok for some of the end of times ideas.Sheenah Freitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953925489396627609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-8296737382217160172012-05-07T01:45:33.089-02:002012-05-07T01:45:33.089-02:00Wow I got the goosebumps. Some scary stuff happeni...Wow I got the goosebumps. Some scary stuff happening, did you get any ideas from the book of Revelation? End times creepy, I love it!Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306587730487501303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-60244408951674484752012-05-07T01:40:59.954-02:002012-05-07T01:40:59.954-02:00Where do you find the greatest inspiration for you...Where do you find the greatest inspiration for your stories?Mary Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201076939557413255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-34726663922296472682012-05-07T00:42:13.703-02:002012-05-07T00:42:13.703-02:00@ReneAva: If you were ever curious, this is the ro...@ReneAva: If you were ever curious, this is the rough sketch I sent to Melanie. http://sta.sh/01ccc48j66saSheenah Freitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953925489396627609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-72062194330041099182012-05-06T19:17:49.063-02:002012-05-06T19:17:49.063-02:00Well I think it's GREAT that you were even abl...Well I think it's GREAT that you were even able to come up with a sketch! AWESOME :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09161161766848926908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-702279299441948952012-05-06T18:57:10.824-02:002012-05-06T18:57:10.824-02:00@Rachel: This is a planned trilogy. I'm doing ...@Rachel: This is a planned trilogy. I'm doing research for the last book before I begin the outline. Thanks!Sheenah Freitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953925489396627609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-35238399088498978762012-05-06T15:40:15.035-02:002012-05-06T15:40:15.035-02:00I didnt see it in the comments but might have miss...I didnt see it in the comments but might have missed it. This is the first time I have seen this book. How many are there planned in the series? It looks good. I will have to read the first one.<br /><br />rachel at thejeepdiva dot comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-89079483514643580392012-05-06T15:13:54.896-02:002012-05-06T15:13:54.896-02:00Hello everyone! First off: Huge thanks to Nikki fo...Hello everyone! First off: Huge thanks to Nikki for being part of this tour. Secondly: You guys all have great questions and I'm going to try to tackle them as they come in.<br /><br />@mysons: I have been writing off and on since I was about 8. I started writing more seriously when I was about 15/16.<br /><br />@maly: I like to write when it's quietest. So during the weekends that would be during the evenings and during the week it becomes in the mornings.<br /><br />@AprilAlvey: First time writers are awesome! I mean, we've all been there, you know? And there's just so much talent that keeps getting unveiled with each new debut. A lot of the characters just came naturally to me. Sometimes if I have trouble figuring out a character, I'll sketch out how I see them in my head to get a better grasp of who they are as a person.<br /><br />@Filia Oktarina: This is the second novel of my series, so it just sort of naturally evolved from the ending of the first book. But the initial idea of the first book originated from a dream.<br /><br />@ReneAva: Yes, I did come up with the idea for the cover. The amazing Melanie Herring took my terrible sketch and made it gorgeous.<br /><br />@Yvette: My characters aren't based off of anyone, but I think there are bits of me in the main character, Kaia. They were initially based off stereotypical characters in anime (magical girl, lone wolf, ladies' man, smart girl/best friend) and really evolved from there. They all wanted to be taken more seriously, but I think you can still see their origins at their core.<br /><br />@Linda: Epic mythological tales. I asked myself how cool it would be to recreate a mythological tale and initially I was going to use gods from Earth, but I decided it would be neat to take that idea and move it to another planet and time with my own unique gods that parallel the Greek/Roman gods in a lot of ways.<br /><br />@Mel Bourn: Honestly, I have a TERRIBLE time coming up with names for places. I never know what to name a place so I kind of just take bits and pieces of words I like and try to smoosh them together in some instances. In other instances, I'll look up the meaning of one word I want to describe and look at foreign languages to help me come up with the names of places. I do that with some characters too: I'll take one word that describes them (like, short) and find a huge list of names that mean the word and whichever fits my sketch of the character is the one that I go with. Other times, the names just come to me. I think every writer draws from their own experiences often or whenever they can; it becomes easy to write about something you've been through because you know how it should feel. But since I haven't been through half of what my characters go through, I depend on my imagination and amazing actors/actresses in movies.Sheenah Freitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953925489396627609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-12861961266599963432012-05-06T12:53:31.665-02:002012-05-06T12:53:31.665-02:00What an interesting premise! Fantasy and SF storie...What an interesting premise! Fantasy and SF stories are very intriguing as anything can be done. Where do your ideas come from for names of places and characters? Do you draw from your own experiences?<br />Mel<br /> bournmelissa at hotmail dot comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122898305851959794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-26528996974777057592012-05-06T12:31:29.683-02:002012-05-06T12:31:29.683-02:00I always wonder where writers who write fantasy &a...I always wonder where writers who write fantasy & SF get their ideas from. It's so amazing to create a totally different world, with different societies, cultures. I'ts mind boggling. Where does your inspiration come from?Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10796250279878652019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-73569667956902498622012-05-06T12:27:17.237-02:002012-05-06T12:27:17.237-02:00Are you characters fashioned after anyone or fanta...Are you characters fashioned after anyone or fantasy in particular?<br />Yvette<br />yratpatrol@aol.comYvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04605196619931008624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-606445878632576902012-05-06T09:31:29.636-02:002012-05-06T09:31:29.636-02:00Book sounds like a good read :)
Something I've...Book sounds like a good read :)<br />Something I've never read before, original that's for sure!<br /><br />Did you come up with the idea for the cover & who is the artist?<br /><br />~Ava~Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09161161766848926908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-13259691540044704762012-05-06T05:16:57.248-02:002012-05-06T05:16:57.248-02:00How you get idea to write this story?How you get idea to write this story?Filia Oktarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792646342442206845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-39137536852812199902012-05-06T04:59:07.624-02:002012-05-06T04:59:07.624-02:00I Was Wondering What Is Your Views For First Time ...I Was Wondering What Is Your Views For First Time Writers And How Did You Come Up With The Characters For This Book.April Alveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06239110638028512847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-78629524043361843742012-05-06T03:01:35.365-02:002012-05-06T03:01:35.365-02:00Which time do you prefer writing, morning or night...Which time do you prefer writing, morning or night?Psychehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05952573000832700606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502773361685989905.post-21882459689472055562012-05-06T02:58:02.245-02:002012-05-06T02:58:02.245-02:00How long have you been writing?
kathyross75@yahoo....How long have you been writing?<br />kathyross75@yahoo.commysonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04865650322298839443noreply@blogger.com