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Hey Elizabeth C, just weanted to say great job on Exogensis! I have the novel(got it for my birthday along with Entanglement) and I just love how you wrote it! you and Sonny know your thing! the detail is good too, I could see it happening in my minds eye.
which reminds me, not too long ago a story of mine(a fanfic) that I had first wrote as a three chapter off the wall goofy story with Red Skelton in it(as a Ascended Ancient) soon grew on me and I ended up ending the story with a "to be continued" chapter, though with a total of 32 chapters in the story I was wondering of who I should go to to at least have someone give it a look over?
again you guys are doing a great job! I am actually reading Exogensis now though i'm flat broke and really want to get CoW.... maybe for the holidays.... oh well, I really want to read that book!
and a little question here, when you write a single chapter of a book do you set yourself a deadline? like so many words a chapter or something?
~Teyilia
This is the Assassin's Way part 17 complete
"Elegant beauty is Nature. but only for the gentle and soft Flower" ~Hu Ge
"The one thing every new hairstylist must learn is how to do hair in a combat zone!" Bob; owner of Bob & Weave's Combat Salon in Red Dust Club, an original story currently in progress
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Hey, I didn't even know this was here!
Well Chicago Con was my first convention, and was full of many surprises for me. And by that, I mean things/people I didn't know I'd enjoy so much. One such surprise was you, Elizabeth. I loved Exogenesis, and couldn't put it down. I will definitely be picking up Casualties of War. I am ashamed to say, I skipped your Q&A, but have since learned my lesson. I hope to see you next year.
So, Elizabeth, how many 'cons' have you been to? Were there any that were better or worse than any others, which was your favorite?
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Hey Beth! Just wanted to pop in and say how much I loved Casualties of War! It arrived yesterday morning (this is why I much prefer to wait and order direct from Fandy - order placed Sunday evening, shipped on Monday, arrived Tuesday! ) which was perfect timing as I was flying over to the French office yesterday. So between the airport, the plane, the train and an evening in a hotel with no internet, I read the whole thing in one day!
It was a great read and had me really gripped, wanting to know what would happen next. Most importantly, I think you really captured the characterisation - the banter between the team was perfect and I could absoutely imagine the actors' voices saying those lines (always a good sign that the author has got it right!) and even the more minor characters such as Lorne and Zelenka were spot on. I also enjoyed seeing Weir as a diplomat and negotiator (something the show has rarely portrayed) and I loved what you did with Sheppard - you managed to portray a more vulnerable, emotional Sheppard without making him out of character. Just wonderful. This novel joins Reliquary and Chosen in my top 3 favourite Fandy novels.
I'm going to write that Amazon review once I get back from France and actually have internet access in the evenings...sigpic
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Originally posted by OaTmEaLfAiRy View PostHey, I didn't even know this was here!
Well Chicago Con was my first convention, and was full of many surprises for me. And by that, I mean things/people I didn't know I'd enjoy so much. One such surprise was you, Elizabeth. I loved Exogenesis, and couldn't put it down. I will definitely be picking up Casualties of War. I am ashamed to say, I skipped your Q&A, but have since learned my lesson. I hope to see you next year.
So, Elizabeth, how many 'cons' have you been to? Were there any that were better or worse than any others, which was your favorite?
I'm still a newbie at this, relatively speaking; I've been to the Chicago con twice, and that's it so far. Both times I've really enjoyed meeting fans, and I learned a lot of things the first time around that I was able to put into practice this year. Namely, 1) bring more books! and 2) take care of your own business, because the con staff has enough on their plates as it is. I'd love to do more cons in the future, but scheduling things like that often requires a balancing act with my day job.
Originally posted by Teyilia View Postagain you guys are doing a great job! I am actually reading Exogensis now though i'm flat broke and really want to get CoW.... maybe for the holidays.... oh well, I really want to read that book!
and a little question here, when you write a single chapter of a book do you set yourself a deadline? like so many words a chapter or something?
When Sonny and I write together, we don't really put a word limit on our chapters. For the first couple of books, they tended to be in the range of 20 pages (in Word) per chapter, but for Blood Ties we switched over to making each point-of-view change a chapter break, i.e. a chapter from Sheppard's POV, then a chapter from Teyla's POV, etc. Sonny and Jen did Roswell the same way, I believe. The result is shorter chapters -- and more of them. Other authors may have a different take ...
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Originally posted by Alipeeps View PostIt was a great read and had me really gripped, wanting to know what would happen next. Most importantly, I think you really captured the characterisation - the banter between the team was perfect and I could absoutely imagine the actors' voices saying those lines (always a good sign that the author has got it right!) and even the more minor characters such as Lorne and Zelenka were spot on.
If anyone needs me, I'll be over here grinning goofily to myself. And possibly talking like a pirate. (Yes, it's Talk Like a Pirate Day for a few more hours -- look it up on Wiki if you doubt my sanity. One of my coworkers was once in a squadron nicknamed the "Buccaneers," so my office actually celebrates TLAP Day. Seriously. Ladies and gentlemen, the United States Air Force, at your service. )
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Originally posted by Maya View PostHi. I've been lurking for a while but I've just finished reading Casualties of War and wanted to say how much I liked it.
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Originally posted by Elizabeth Christensen View PostIf anyone needs me, I'll be over here grinning goofily to myself. And possibly talking like a pirate. (Yes, it's Talk Like a Pirate Day for a few more hours -- look it up on Wiki if you doubt my sanity. One of my coworkers was once in a squadron nicknamed the "Buccaneers," so my office actually celebrates TLAP Day. Seriously. Ladies and gentlemen, the United States Air Force, at your service. )
Eik - couldn't find CoW on Play or a link on Fandy - gonna have to have a look again...*runs to have a look.*sigpic
Thanks to Copter for the Sig and Avi!!!
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Originally posted by H Louise View PostEik - couldn't find CoW on Play or a link on Fandy - gonna have to have a look again...*runs to have a look.*sigpic
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Hey Elizabeth, I just got CoW, though I'm waiting until dark to read it(something about a nice warm bed, a nightlight and a book makes me remember when i was just a new reader just starting to learn to read, I read anything and everything I could get my little paws on, and I still do.) Anyhow, can't wait to read it! I just finished Exo(third time now) and I noticed that you know how to get every team member injured(I myself am a Teyla whumper and couldn't help but smile seeing how well you wrote those scenes of Teyla in the Jumper. great job to both you guys!!!)
~Tey
This is the Assassin's Way part 17 complete
"Elegant beauty is Nature. but only for the gentle and soft Flower" ~Hu Ge
"The one thing every new hairstylist must learn is how to do hair in a combat zone!" Bob; owner of Bob & Weave's Combat Salon in Red Dust Club, an original story currently in progress
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Originally posted by Teyilia View PostHey Elizabeth, I just got CoW, though I'm waiting until dark to read it(something about a nice warm bed, a nightlight and a book makes me remember when i was just a new reader just starting to learn to read, I read anything and everything I could get my little paws on, and I still do.) Anyhow, can't wait to read it! I just finished Exo(third time now) and I noticed that you know how to get every team member injured(I myself am a Teyla whumper and couldn't help but smile seeing how well you wrote those scenes of Teyla in the Jumper. great job to both you guys!!!)
~Tey
I'm a real fan of fish out of water characters (hence throwing Rodney into that predicament), and Teyla is very much a character who has to deal with being quite different things to many people. How she has to resolve her role as a leader of a very spiritual and essentially pacifist appearing people with her inherent strength and her role as a someone who sees such potential in the Earth team as a real hope against the Wraith, has always intrigued me. While we touched on it in The Chosen, in the scene where she's in the tree watching the Wraith advance on the citadel, this story was a great opportunity to re-address that thread in the context of being with her own people and with the military. Beth brings such an amazingly dead accurate portrayal of the military mindset, that bouncing a scene like that around together is sheer, unadulterated fun.
I had a talk about Teyla with Rachel Luttrell about a year back (Rachell had read the teaser on page one of Exo, before it went to print) and yeah, I think I'd always return to this theme in some form when writing her character. This next season is going to be very interesting, seeing her character's development along new threads.
Sonny
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Originally posted by Alipeeps View PostWheee! As promised Beth, I've reviewed CoW on Amazon.... mind you, thinking about it... I've doen the review on Amazon.co.uk... I'm guessing that won't carry over the Amazon.com? Hmm... maybe I'll go post it there too...
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