Comments on: Two New Ketty Jay Books, Directly Towards Your Face http://www.chriswooding.com/two-new-ketty-jay-books-directly-towards-your-face/ The official internet resource on the British SF/Fantasy/YA author Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:22:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Nathan Joyce http://www.chriswooding.com/two-new-ketty-jay-books-directly-towards-your-face/comment-page-1/#comment-468 Nathan Joyce Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:13:11 +0000 http://www.chriswooding.com/?p=319#comment-468 omg! I just read 'D.'s comment, and I was thinkin the same thing!! Retribution falls reminded me loads of firefly!! Both are crazy awesome :D omg! I just read ‘D.’s comment, and I was thinkin the same thing!! Retribution falls reminded me loads of firefly!! Both are crazy awesome :D

]]> By: Nathan Joyce http://www.chriswooding.com/two-new-ketty-jay-books-directly-towards-your-face/comment-page-1/#comment-467 Nathan Joyce Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:10:52 +0000 http://www.chriswooding.com/?p=319#comment-467 Hey Chris, You are certainly my favourite author!! My Brother introduced me to Broken sky many, many years ago, and it took me almost two years to rent or buy the first eight parts, and then it was re-released as a trilogy, and i could no longer get the ninth part, so instead I just went and bought the entire trilogy for collectors value :D I've probably read through the broken sky series three or four times now! Love it! I've also read the fade, retribution falls, and the braided path trilogy (which I just finished, and loved) Sucks that broken sky isn't bein made into a film, but the new Ketty Jay book will make up for that :D :D Hey Chris, You are certainly my favourite author!! My Brother introduced me to Broken sky many, many years ago, and it took me almost two years to rent or buy the first eight parts, and then it was re-released as a trilogy, and i could no longer get the ninth part, so instead I just went and bought the entire trilogy for collectors value :D I’ve probably read through the broken sky series three or four times now! Love it!
I’ve also read the fade, retribution falls, and the braided path trilogy (which I just finished, and loved)

Sucks that broken sky isn’t bein made into a film, but the new Ketty Jay book will make up for that :D :D

]]> By: Chris Wooding http://www.chriswooding.com/two-new-ketty-jay-books-directly-towards-your-face/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Chris Wooding Sat, 05 Jun 2010 07:42:31 +0000 http://www.chriswooding.com/?p=319#comment-454 Ignoring for a moment the snotty tone of your post, it took me all of a minute to go to Amazon.com Kindle store, type in Retribution Falls, and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Retribution-Falls-ebook/dp/B002U3CCGU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=A7B2F8DUJ88VZ&s=digital-text&qid=1275726454&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">there it was</a>. There now, that wasn't so hard, was it? If Amazon won't send it to you because you live in a different region or whatever, then that's Amazon's fault, and nothing to do with me. Ignoring for a moment the snotty tone of your post, it took me all of a minute to go to Amazon.com Kindle store, type in Retribution Falls, and there it was. There now, that wasn’t so hard, was it?

If Amazon won’t send it to you because you live in a different region or whatever, then that’s Amazon’s fault, and nothing to do with me.

]]> By: Derek Benner http://www.chriswooding.com/two-new-ketty-jay-books-directly-towards-your-face/comment-page-1/#comment-451 Derek Benner Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:19:46 +0000 http://www.chriswooding.com/?p=319#comment-451 So why should I care when your books are NOT available through Amazon for the Kindle?!? So why should I care when your books are NOT available through Amazon for the Kindle?!?

]]> By: D. http://www.chriswooding.com/two-new-ketty-jay-books-directly-towards-your-face/comment-page-1/#comment-417 D. Mon, 17 May 2010 13:04:26 +0000 http://www.chriswooding.com/?p=319#comment-417 Got to say, excellent news that you are writing more books regarding the crew of the "Ketty Jay". I'm half way through "Retribution Falls" and really loving it. I love the not-exactly-steampunk setting (reminds me a little of China Mieville's world in Perdido Street Station), but I keep waiting for someone to call Frey, "Mal" - am I the only person who keeps thiking that the "Ketty Jay" looks like a Firefly? D. Got to say, excellent news that you are writing more books regarding the crew of the “Ketty Jay”. I’m half way through “Retribution Falls” and really loving it. I love the not-exactly-steampunk setting (reminds me a little of China Mieville’s world in Perdido Street Station), but I keep waiting for someone to call Frey, “Mal” – am I the only person who keeps thiking that the “Ketty Jay” looks like a Firefly? D.

]]> By: Summer http://www.chriswooding.com/two-new-ketty-jay-books-directly-towards-your-face/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Summer Tue, 04 May 2010 13:01:46 +0000 http://www.chriswooding.com/?p=319#comment-396 Really? You....trust (my archenemy) Sony.... I've never had a PS2 last more than a few years....I bought a new PSONE back in...2004 maybe. It lasted about four years....so good on Sony there I guess (actually, it still comes on sometimes-and I can usually play it 'til I get through some rough part and then it dies and vanquishes my hard work.) But my (Mom's) SNES is still working....after twenty years. Go Nintendo! Really? You….trust (my archenemy) Sony….
I’ve never had a PS2 last more than a few years….I bought a new PSONE back in…2004 maybe. It lasted about four years….so good on Sony there I guess (actually, it still comes on sometimes-and I can usually play it ’til I get through some rough part and then it dies and vanquishes my hard work.) But my (Mom’s) SNES is still working….after twenty years. Go Nintendo!

]]> By: Chris Wooding http://www.chriswooding.com/two-new-ketty-jay-books-directly-towards-your-face/comment-page-1/#comment-366 Chris Wooding Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:59:48 +0000 http://www.chriswooding.com/?p=319#comment-366 Advice: finish a first draft. The number one cause of death in fledgling authors is that they never finish anything, because they endlessly tweak it as they're going along, and then it takes them three years to write the first quarter of the book and they give up. There's no point writing dozens of beginnings if you don't learn how to finish a book, or how to deal with the middle sections. So yeah, pick one, write it, and don't worry about making it good, just get it finished. Then you can go back and look at improving it when you've got the whole thing down. How do I write so quickly? Because daytime tv rots my soul. I blame society's lack of adequate distractions for my high work rate. @ Kath - Uncharted 2 = awesomely slick. I love it. They've really integrated game & movie mechanics so well. And, of course, you get to headshot people from miles away. I'm a natural sniper... Advice: finish a first draft. The number one cause of death in fledgling authors is that they never finish anything, because they endlessly tweak it as they’re going along, and then it takes them three years to write the first quarter of the book and they give up. There’s no point writing dozens of beginnings if you don’t learn how to finish a book, or how to deal with the middle sections. So yeah, pick one, write it, and don’t worry about making it good, just get it finished. Then you can go back and look at improving it when you’ve got the whole thing down.

How do I write so quickly? Because daytime tv rots my soul. I blame society’s lack of adequate distractions for my high work rate.

@ Kath – Uncharted 2 = awesomely slick. I love it. They’ve really integrated game & movie mechanics so well. And, of course, you get to headshot people from miles away. I’m a natural sniper…

]]> By: Claire http://www.chriswooding.com/two-new-ketty-jay-books-directly-towards-your-face/comment-page-1/#comment-364 Claire Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:23:55 +0000 http://www.chriswooding.com/?p=319#comment-364 Hi Chris, Really looking forward to the new books, haven't quite finished Retribution Falls yet, but finished Malice last night and was thrilled when i found out that Havoc was out soon. How on earth do you manage to write them so quickly? I'm terrible when it comes to my writing, i don't have the attention span to stick with one novel at a time so i have about five on the go at once, depending on the mood i'm in. Is that a bad idea? Maybe i need to focus on one and get at least a first draft finished before i start something new? what do you think? I'm hoping to get some work published at some point but i'm nowhere near organised enough yet i don't think. Any advice? Hi Chris,

Really looking forward to the new books, haven’t quite finished Retribution Falls yet, but finished Malice last night and was thrilled when i found out that Havoc was out soon. How on earth do you manage to write them so quickly? I’m terrible when it comes to my writing, i don’t have the attention span to stick with one novel at a time so i have about five on the go at once, depending on the mood i’m in. Is that a bad idea? Maybe i need to focus on one and get at least a first draft finished before i start something new? what do you think? I’m hoping to get some work published at some point but i’m nowhere near organised enough yet i don’t think. Any advice?

]]> By: Kath http://www.chriswooding.com/two-new-ketty-jay-books-directly-towards-your-face/comment-page-1/#comment-340 Kath Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:59:49 +0000 http://www.chriswooding.com/?p=319#comment-340 Uncharted 2! \o/ Have fun scoring headshots! ;D I am currently playing FFXIII but I get distracted by U2:AT time and time again. I must admit that I am spoiled by Uncharted's seamless gameplay. :I I mean, I didn't give it much thought but it is so much more engaging when you don't get loading screens every five seconds. Which also means that you kinda lose track of time and then suddenly it's past midnight. >_> Luckily that was a weekend. Hope you have as much fun with it as I did. It's my favourite PS3-game and I doubt that FFXIII will ever get close... ._. Which is kind of sad as I always loved FF. Oh well. And RE5 is only fun when played in co-op. Read many such reviews of Heavy Rain. I did want to buy it but now I guess I'll just wait until I can borrow it from one of my friends who have it. ;D Uncharted 2! \o/

Have fun scoring headshots! ;D

I am currently playing FFXIII but I get distracted by U2:AT time and time again. I must admit that I am spoiled by Uncharted’s seamless gameplay. :I
I mean, I didn’t give it much thought but it is so much more engaging when you don’t get loading screens every five seconds. Which also means that you kinda lose track of time and then suddenly it’s past midnight. >_> Luckily that was a weekend.

Hope you have as much fun with it as I did. It’s my favourite PS3-game and I doubt that FFXIII will ever get close… ._. Which is kind of sad as I always loved FF. Oh well.
And RE5 is only fun when played in co-op.

Read many such reviews of Heavy Rain. I did want to buy it but now I guess I’ll just wait until I can borrow it from one of my friends who have it. ;D

]]> By: Chris Wooding http://www.chriswooding.com/two-new-ketty-jay-books-directly-towards-your-face/comment-page-1/#comment-335 Chris Wooding Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:24:54 +0000 http://www.chriswooding.com/?p=319#comment-335 @ Pombar - Heavy Rain was disappointing in the end. I wanted to really like it, but the game mechanics formed such a small part of the game that it ended up being like a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure movie, except that you had to twiddle the joystick whenever you moved your elbow. I'm currently all about Uncharted 2. @ Joseph - Didn't make the shortlist, unfortunately. Oh well! @ James - Oh, God. I'm afraid I don't remember you visiting us, but no doubt my brothers & I were punching each other and screaming when you did. Oh well, glad you like the books, anyway ;) @ Magnus - Here's the deal on fanfic/tie-in stuff/whatever. I'm all for anyone doing stuff based on my work as long as it's not for profit. As soon as it becomes about money then it gets legal. By all means make a board game of Broken Sky if you like, but before it ever saw the light of day it would have to be approved by Scholastic and myself, otherwise you're breaking copyright. Honestly, though, I think you'd have a hard time getting games publishers interested: Broken Sky doesn't exactly have the same kind of pulling power that something like Artemis Fowl or Skulduggery Pleasant would have to a buying public. But if you're just doing it for fun, then go for it. @ Pombar – Heavy Rain was disappointing in the end. I wanted to really like it, but the game mechanics formed such a small part of the game that it ended up being like a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure movie, except that you had to twiddle the joystick whenever you moved your elbow. I’m currently all about Uncharted 2.

@ Joseph – Didn’t make the shortlist, unfortunately. Oh well!

@ James – Oh, God. I’m afraid I don’t remember you visiting us, but no doubt my brothers & I were punching each other and screaming when you did. Oh well, glad you like the books, anyway ;)

@ Magnus – Here’s the deal on fanfic/tie-in stuff/whatever. I’m all for anyone doing stuff based on my work as long as it’s not for profit. As soon as it becomes about money then it gets legal. By all means make a board game of Broken Sky if you like, but before it ever saw the light of day it would have to be approved by Scholastic and myself, otherwise you’re breaking copyright. Honestly, though, I think you’d have a hard time getting games publishers interested: Broken Sky doesn’t exactly have the same kind of pulling power that something like Artemis Fowl or Skulduggery Pleasant would have to a buying public. But if you’re just doing it for fun, then go for it.

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