{"id":40949,"date":"2023-03-30T06:30:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T17:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=40949"},"modified":"2023-03-29T21:52:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T08:52:36","slug":"qa-thursdays-11-jennys-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2023\/03\/30\/qa-thursdays-11-jennys-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A Thursdays #11: Jenny’s Question"},"content":{"rendered":"

I bet you thought I’d forgotten this series reprise, and it has been a while since the last post on 15 December<\/a>. Howeverz, tis not forgotten and presto<\/em>—today it’s Jenny’s Question. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Jenny:<\/strong> My question is broader than just Daughter Of Blood<\/em>, but I wondered what inspired you to create the series? And how you keep it all going?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve talked about influences before in a number of places, and there are a lot of them, but usually I hone in on an early love of myth and legend, fairytale and folklore, as well as books, reading, and storytelling generally. The more specific \u201csparks\u201d for the The Wall Of Night<\/strong><\/a> series are diverse, but in thinking about your question today, I think I would point to a passion for epic fantasy and fascination for history that flowed together into this story. I specifically wanted to tell a story that was \u201cclassic epic fantasy\u201d, too, at least in its outward trappings (which is why I\u2019ve deployed so many of those outward trappings 😉 ) but also explored the motivations, allegiances, and behaviours of individuals and peoples caught up in major events. I know that\u2019s pretty ambitious stuff and I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m pulling it off at all, let alone \u201cripping\u201d it \u2014 but if I tell a great story along the way, that people have fun reading and get something out of, then I\u2019m happy with that.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

From another perspective, I believe why I started writing and how I keep going have the same answer: I love storytelling and writing, I love the characters and how they evolve and acquire a life of their own within the story. Without that, when the going gets particularly gnarly and the whole matter of writing the book (because in a sense the WALL series is one story, told in four parts) takes me to dark places, I don\u2019t think I could keep going.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Previous Thursday Q&A Refeatures:<\/h3>\n

March 31 \u2014 #1 Phoebe\u2019s Question on Book Planning<\/a><\/p>\n

April 21 \u2014 #2 Sam\u2019s Question on Deleted Scenes<\/a><\/p>\n

April 28 \u2014 #3 Sandy\u2019s Question on Characters That Take Charge<\/a><\/p>\n

May 19 \u2014 #4 Lindsay\u2019s Question on Research<\/a><\/p>\n

June 23 \u2014 #5 Chris\u2019s Question on Tirael & \u201cWhat Would Have Happened If\u2026\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

June 30 \u2014 #6 Rosie\u2019s Question on the Web of Mayanne<\/a><\/p>\n

September 8 \u2014 #7 Jason\u2019s Question on Weapons & Names<\/a><\/p>\n

October 6 \u2014 #8 Robin\u2019s Question on Tuckerization Characters<\/a><\/p>\n

November 24 \u2014 #9 Josh\u2019s Question on Whether I Have A Favourite Moment in Daughter of Blood<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

December 15 — #10 Shannon’s Question re Sections or Characters that were Hard to Write<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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