Comments on: Welcome YASMINE GALENORN to my blog with a giveaway!!!!

By: Yasmine

Yasmine — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 23:26:48 +0000

Christina:

1. Yes, in shadow Rising
2. That depends on a lot of factors.
3. No comment. *grins*

By: Christina B

Christina B — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:28:06 +0000

I have a couple questions (sorry if I am asking something already asked).

1. Is there a chance we will meet Blood Wyne at all?
2. Re Tara’s question: Would you really want your books made into movies/TV?
3. Are there firm plans in the works for a new series?

By: Di Francis

Di Francis — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 18:37:28 +0000

It didn’t occur to me that I *could* be a writer until I was most of the way through college. I don’t know how I thought books and stories got written, but never did I think I was the one who could be creating.

By: Yasmine

Yasmine — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 06:52:14 +0000

I keep extensive research notebooks for every world. And no, it’s not difficult to keep the *worlds* separate, though sometimes I’m like, “Um…what BOOK did that happen in???” LOL

By: Yasmine

Yasmine — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 06:51:06 +0000

A number of readers have started later in the series and a lot of them write to me to tell me they raced back to buy the rest of it as soon as they finished the book–always gratifying to hear.

The Otherworld Series, even though it’s a lot further along than the Indigo Court Series, is easier to start in the middle of.

By: Yasmine

Yasmine — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 06:49:58 +0000

I love to read many genres, many authors. Some of my faves: Tolkien, Richard Adams, Daphne du Maurier, Amy Tan, RAY BRADBURY!!!, Stephen King, Charlaine Harris, Rachel Caine, Diane Mott Davidson, JA Jance, Harry Harrison, Olivia Goldsmith, Joan D. Vinge, Tanith Lee, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Anne McAffrey, and many more.

I am an avid TV/Movie buff…there are so many…um…lots. LOL

By: Yasmine

Yasmine — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 06:46:39 +0000

Well...here's the answer: My Life as a Full Time Author

By: Yasmine

Yasmine — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 06:42:37 +0000

Probably the most influential writers on my work have been Ray Bradbury (by far my favorite), Daphne du Maurier, Stephen King, Bram Stoker…I read a lot of genres and writers, but those–they influenced my work.

Influential TV shows: Twilight Zone, Buffy, a lot of old horror and SF flicks. Shows that were on like Strange Luck, Medium, Kolchak the Nightstalker…movies like Queen of the Damned, Heavenly Creatures, the Innocents, Indiana Jones…too many to count.

By: Tagati

Tagati — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 04:49:49 +0000

First, let me state that I just luv all of your book series (including the Berkeley Prime Crime Mysteries) and enjoy your blog too. I really enjoy the fact that the women you characterize are powerful individuals that do not conform to the strange “ideals” being promoted by the media today.

Since the Otherworld series is 12+ now (including the anthologies/e-books/novellas) and the new Indigo Court Series, isn’t it difficult to keep all the worlds separate?

Seems as if there are a lot of threads being woven in complicated patterns. Do you keep a journal to jot the individual story lines as ideas for future books come to mind?

By: librarypat

librarypat — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 02:40:05 +0000

This seems like a very complex world you have created. I would think a reader would have to follow the series from the beginning not to get lost or confused with the sub-plots, variety of characters and the interaction of worlds. Is it possible to pick up a book in the middle of the series, read it, and have it be a satisfying experience if you haven’t read the previous books?