Where do I find my ideas? I don’t know. I don’t believe any author does. If they tell you they do, it’s because they felt compelled to make something up. I know it’s not exactly helpful, but there you go. You just gotta keep at it till you find your own style.

Good luck with the writing.

I’ve read a hell of a lot of authors’ works, and you’re my absolute favourite. There’s something so shockingly original about your writing, the way you wind it all up with humour and suspense and action, it leaves me absolutely reeling every time I read it. My favourite so far’s got to be Retribution Falls – the first chapter alone completely blew me away, it’s just so remarkably well-written, it honestly feels like I’m standing right there. I’m trying to become an author myself, but kind of failing, embarrassingly enough, because every time I get some really good inspiration, it’s after reading one of your books, and then my writing just ends up being almost exactly the same storyline with the names changed (and not even changed that much). I know it’s got to be pretty difficult to put it into words, but where do you find your ideas??

Thanks for every book you’ve ever written! You’re a sensational writer

Cheryl

@ Tamara – I don’t do a great deal of signings, but when I do I post them up here. Best thing to do is check the website every so often.

My daughter, Larissa, reads all your books (you are her favorite author).
She wants to go to one of your book signing parties to meet you and get her books signed. Do you have a schedule anywhere that gives dates and places for your upcoming book signing parties?

T. Melnyk

One question – how many books do you plan for this series (hopefully more than 2! ) Thanks and all best – Paul Watson, Auckland, NZ

You spoilered the hell out of the book even more that time. I’ve cut those bits and I’ll repost them over on the Crooked Lanes. We can have the conversation there, but please stop ruining the book for everyone who hasn’t read it yet.

I’m a little disappointed that you deleted several portions of my message. I had honestly put a lot of thought into writing that.

I did as you ask, and posted the enquiry there.
http://orokos.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=fadebook&action=display&thread=596

I hope you can check it, but quite frankly, it doesn’t seem like you visit that place at all.

“with Orna taking names and kicking ass, is just the kind of thing, erm, Dan Brown would do.”

Actually, with regards to this, it’s exactly the kind of thing SHE would do. She’s been doing that throughout the whole story, except for the last part, making it seem contradictory to me.

(DELETED FOR SPOILERS… AGAIN)

As to your comment, I guess you didn’t like the end, huh?

The ending was anything but rushed. The Fade took me longer than any other book I wrote (and is a lot shorter, ironically). Sorry if it wasn’t to your taste, but the vengeance-quest ending you suggest (now sadly hidden by spoiler tags), with Orna taking names and kicking ass, is just the kind of thing, erm, Dan Brown would do. Not my style.

As to your other point, I really can’t work out which bit you mean. If you still want to discuss it in more detail, post up on the Crooked Lanes forum I linked above and mark it with ‘SPOILERS.’

There won’t be a continuing story. I liked the ending, and I wrote it that way on purpose. Not every book needs to end with the hero standing over the smoking corpses of everyone who’s ever wronged them, y’know