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Alana Joli Abbott ([personal profile] alanajoli) wrote2010-10-06 03:15 pm

Interview!

The Baeg Tobar team and I all got interviewed back in March for the site Conversations with Writers. My interview has been posted today -- I think we'll see something from [livejournal.com profile] lyster, Scott Colby, and Daniel Tyler Gooden soon, as well. I'll post the links when they're up.

A quick excerpt from one of my answers (that I hadn't remembered writing, but definitely sums up my feelings on the nature of story):

I love telling stories, no question about it. I think there's a magic in it, that we're following in a grand tradition that goes back to the beginning of language. Even if the story doesn't seem to have much to it, the act of telling, and of connecting, is -- I think -- part of what makes us human. And hopefully, if we can relate to each other's stories, we can relate to each other.

When you have a chance, please do go check out the rest of the interview.

[identity profile] dcopulsky.livejournal.com 2010-10-06 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I enjoyed the interview!

It reminded me of something I had wondered before at some point: Is the third book of the trilogy you were contracted to do written? Do you have/will you at some point have the rights to do what you want with (like sell to someone else or publish online) the third book or the whole trilogy?

[identity profile] alanajoli.livejournal.com 2010-10-06 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Short answers: Yes. No.

The novels are set in the game setting, which is not my intellectual property. I hope to release all three as free e-books at some point. Regaining Home (book 3) is in a draft state currently, but I'm thinking of various ways to make use of it. :)

[identity profile] dcopulsky.livejournal.com 2010-10-07 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
That's rough! But good luck finding a way to it work!