tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post5934038692226305536..comments2024-02-18T00:24:05.514-08:00Comments on The Zoë-Trope: READER QUESTIONZoë Marriotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-74713887554734293682011-01-18T00:08:36.505-08:002011-01-18T00:08:36.505-08:00Thanks, Shannon! I used to wonder how people could...Thanks, Shannon! I used to wonder how people could get addicted to Twitter, but now I can barely tear my eyes away from the Twitter tab. I actually have to shut it down to get any work done.Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-85333277219182949582011-01-17T17:29:44.331-08:002011-01-17T17:29:44.331-08:00Zoe, I'm so glad you joined twitter and that y...Zoe, I'm so glad you joined twitter and that your having so much fun with it. Don't worry to much about the fast pace, it gets better. Oh and answer whom ever you want whether they follow you or not. :)Shannon The Bookstalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16905887015241289646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-66702953274176134662011-01-17T13:09:22.383-08:002011-01-17T13:09:22.383-08:00Wow, I'm feeling a little pressure now! I'...Wow, I'm feeling a little pressure now! I'd better make the worldbuilding post good.Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-13764076546658189642011-01-17T11:17:44.891-08:002011-01-17T11:17:44.891-08:00Useful as always, and can't wait for the post ...Useful as always, and can't wait for the post about worldbuilding, something I'm also struggling through at the moment!Alex Mullarkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12385523523229124157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-20257209264656755092011-01-17T09:07:14.849-08:002011-01-17T09:07:14.849-08:00I'll post the US cover as soon as I can. I don...I'll post the US cover as soon as I can. I don't know what it'll be like myself right now; let's cross our fingers. Thanks for your good wishes!Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-24473839148606737002011-01-17T09:03:23.943-08:002011-01-17T09:03:23.943-08:00Sorry, now I really *will* go study, right after I...Sorry, now I really *will* go study, right after I check Megha's blog.Isabelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-24518293795855944822011-01-17T09:01:56.904-08:002011-01-17T09:01:56.904-08:00Oh, that's too bad. Oh well. Come July I'l...Oh, that's too bad. Oh well. Come July I'll try the book depository. I've tried ordering on UK Amazon before, and it said you had to be in the UK to order, but if this sight is specifically set up for people in the US to order books, than it seems as if I can get it from there. Thanks for checking! It's really not that bad - being able to order it like that, and cheaply, too. Plus, that way, I'll get the peeeeerty cover. (I'm assuming the US one could never be that good. All the same, post it when you know, okay?)<br /><br />You never know - Shadows may be a huge success! I really hope so - you deserve to be a bestseller, Zoe. I guess most people just aren't sophisticated enough to appreciate great literature. Instead, they read stuff like Twilight. It really stinks; I wish it weren't that way.Isabelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-70496022393657804652011-01-17T08:54:30.615-08:002011-01-17T08:54:30.615-08:00Oh, sorry Isabel! I completely forgot, probably be...Oh, sorry Isabel! I completely forgot, probably because it's not great news. As far as my editor is aware Shadows won't be on sale in South Africa next July - and even if it was, generally only huuuuge bestsellers go on sale in airports, which I'm not, unfortunately. Once again, check out http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/ It's specifically set up for people from the US to order books cheaply.Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-3415212000616708102011-01-17T08:49:41.715-08:002011-01-17T08:49:41.715-08:00Thank you soooooooooo much, Zoë!!!!! You cannot be...Thank you soooooooooo much, Zoë!!!!! You cannot believe how helpful this was. Especially the character building tips. I can't wait to try those out! I'm sure they will be *extremely* helpful—THANKS! What you said about main characters is true; I had suspected something of the kind. But I really don't want to have to delete my first ten chapters when I finish the book! (If I do, which I hope and believe I will.) But I realize how it may come down to that. I'll probably think my first few chapters are crap, anyway, by the time I finish. It'll probably be a loooong time until that happens, and I will have gotten a lot better at writing, plus my style will have changed a lot. I guess that just comes with the package. Anyway, thanks again! I'll be trying out the character development tips sometime soon and I'll tell you how it went.<br /><br />I can't wait for Wednesday's post! I love word building, and of course, I love long posts, too!<br /><br />No news on finding a copy of Shadows while I'm in Johannesburg? I'm really anxious to know, even though the chances may be slim. Good luck on Twitter! Don't let it take too much time off of writing and reading! Now, I'd like to say I'm off to read or write, but, unfortunately, I'm going to go study some more for my history test on Wednesday on the French Revolution. Such a fascinating unit! I love history.Isabelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-12640895071542831512011-01-17T08:33:18.641-08:002011-01-17T08:33:18.641-08:00I think writers struggle with characters like a pl...I think writers struggle with characters like a plumber struggles with money wrenches. It's an occupational hazard!<br /><br />You're not kidding Twitter's addictive. I only joined yesterday and I've already wracked up 57 tweets!Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-10750389978600906222011-01-17T08:01:01.529-08:002011-01-17T08:01:01.529-08:00It's very reassuring to hear other folks strug...It's very reassuring to hear other folks struggle with this too! I don't think I ever really *got* my main characters until I tried writing in first person. (Though now I worry it's a crutch, so I'm experimenting with third again, and once again struggling to get to know my protag). <br /><br />And the fast pace of twitter unnerves me too. But it's also addictive. Hope you enjoy it!Deva Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18258363660299633982noreply@blogger.com