Comments for Chris Wooding

Comment on Progress Report (of sorts) by BHBHBHBH

BHBHBHBH — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:46:56 +0000

When does havoc come out

Comment on Progress Report (of sorts) by Anthony Wozniak

Anthony Wozniak — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:41:26 +0000

Dear Mr.wooding,

I heard your only making Havoc but no more books from Malice. I have a GREAT idea you should make actual comics based on the adventures through out Malice. Have different kids and monsters. I have more ideas so just email me.

Your friend,
Anthony

Comment on Progress Report (of sorts) by Drazil

Drazil — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:11:25 +0000

Dear Chris,
I am an avid reader and I absolutley loved your books. You are one of my favorite authors and I can’t wait to see what you publish next. I want to be an author when I get older and I hope I am as good as you.

Comment on Progress Report (of sorts) by numcroz

numcroz — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:44:21 +0000

When will Havoc be out in the U.S. I love the book Malice, the best book I have ever read, now that’s a lot to say cause I have read lots of books. I just can’t wait for it to come out

Comment on Progress Report (of sorts) by molly

molly — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:03:01 +0000

OMG!!! i loved malice it was the best book i have read in ages!!!!!I luv horror and gothic and this book was just astounding i cant wait for Havoc!!!!!:)

Comment on Narrative in Video Games (or, Let The Professionals Have A Crack, Why Don’tcha?) by Ayslia

Ayslia — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:10:09 +0000

The only reason why I play games is for their stories. This, and the fact that I only have a PC, severely limits the amount I can play.
Some awesome, and free, games with storylines are:
Memento Vivere: A Reminder to Live (canceled, but the demo is worth playing)
Quintessence, the Blighted Venom (and other games by Freebird games)
Melolune (uncompleted)
Mabinogi (MMO) (the company also made the famous Maplestory)
Can’t think of any others off the top of my head, though…

Comment on Uncle Chris’s Writing Tips #2: The Protagonist Drives The Story, Dammit! by Ayslia

Ayslia — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:55:44 +0000

Twilight Series.
Enough said.
Seriously though, the main character never makes a choice except whether she’ll fall for Jacob or Edward. But don’t get me started on the aforementioned series- I’ll never stop.

Comment on Update by Rose

Rose — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:58:11 +0000

As an aspiring writer, I’d first like to say that your books have led me to neat places within my own imagination that I absolutely love to put to paper (ehem, or rather, computer). I’d like to read all of them…of course, some haven’t been released overseas yet, I guess, so…sigh. Still, I love your novels, can’t wait for Havoc, and I’m currently in the middle of The Fade, which is quite interesting to get through. You’ve done a very nice job, Mr. Wooding. I applaud you.

Comment on Two New Ketty Jay Books, Directly Towards Your Face by Pombar

Pombar — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:11:21 +0000

Buy another? Not a fan of the free replacement service for red-ringed 360s (even when it’s another problem, it’s usually simple enough to just deliberately overheat it/make it red ring/tell them it red ringed, and they’ll fix it anyway)?

I’m told Heavy Rain was the opposite of what was expected – the play mechanics it uses are actually fairly solid in the end for telling a story, but the story that was told fell short of expectations with bad voice acting, worse dialogue writing and a big, highly noticeable plot hole near the end. Feed back your opinion sometime!

Otherwise, more Ketty Jay can only be a good thing. Still champing at the bit for the second, after all. Nice to know a third won’t be coming out during my year out of the continent, either.

Comment on Uncle Chris’s Writing Tips #3: What The Hell Is A Jazzlewozzy? by Tierney McKee

Tierney McKee — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:52:25 +0000

Hi, Chris! I have been a fan of yours for — oh, I guess it’s been five or six years now — and I treasure every nugget of writing advice you’ve offered. Thank you for it, by the way. If my books never get written, it won’t be for lack of background knowledge.

Anyway, I wanted to throw my two cents in regarding the steampunk evolution. I am almost through with INCARCERON (sorry for the caps — can’t do italics) by Catherine Fisher. It’s one of the most original stories I’ve ever read, and I think it fits the steampunk definition as I understand it. But I teach a Speculative Fiction class at a US high school, and I’m finding that adequately defining the range of subgenres within Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror is a daunting task. New Weird? What the heck is this?

I have read all the Wooding novels I can find here. There are so many ways to classify them. And sometimes I find your work in the YA section, and sometimes I find you in the SciFi/Fantasy section. How do you define what you tend to write? Or do your publishers? Or do you simply not worry about, write whatever tale is in your head, and let the dystopian/steampunk/dark fantasy/gothic chips fall where they may?

Thanks in advance for whatever insights you can offer.