Q&A Thursdays Reprised #2: Sam’s Question
Currently I’m reprising a Q&A series from 2019, which began on March 31 with Phoebe’s Question. And I hope you also find both Q’s and A’s of enduring interest, justifying the reprise. 😀
Today, I’m refeaturing Sam’s question.
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The Daughter of Blood & WALL Series Q&A (Reprised): Sam’s Question
Sam: When Daughter Of Blood first came out you posted some deleted scenes. Any chance of more of those to come?
Helen: The deleted scenes were fun—but the book evolved in a way that moved beyond them so putting them out there after the event also felt a bit odd, yanno? The other reason for only doing a few was because some of the others could potentially be long short stories or novellas in their own right if I had the time to put a bit more work into them. I don’t feel justified in doing that, though, until WALL #4 (The Chaos Gate) is in the can. After that, though, we’ll have to see… And when it comes to “deleted scenes”, WALL #4 could cut quite a swathe, so once it’s done and dusted, I shall definitely be taking a look at whether there’s any bonus material or complementary publications in the mix.
2022 Postscript: That observation re WALL #4 cutting quite a swathe when it comes to deleted scenes is even more true now. Although deleted material does tend to get broken up and used elsewhere in the manuscript, either in whole or part, so very often there’s not enough left to feature as deleted scenes. O:o…
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The Daughter of Blood & WALL Series Q&A (Reprised)
March 31: Phoebe’s Question on Book Planning