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(view spoiler)[Will any of the old forgotten characters come out again? e.g. Nate, El diablo, Nefarious,...
Also, do you have an uncensored version of Orion's explanations in SS blackout? I'm still amazed at how he managed to code a program that could train an ML model with trillions of lines of code... (hide spoiler)]
Also, do you have an uncensored version of Orion's explanations in SS blackout? I'm still amazed at how he managed to code a program that could train an ML model with trillions of lines of code... (hide spoiler)]
Stuart Gibbs
Any character who has appeared in a previous book could always surface in an upcoming book.
Not sure what you mean by 'uncensored'. Are you asking if I could actually explain in detail exactly how Orion managed to take out all the world's power networks? Then anyone who wanted to do such a thing would be able to do it. So it would be unethical of me to print that.
Not sure what you mean by 'uncensored'. Are you asking if I could actually explain in detail exactly how Orion managed to take out all the world's power networks? Then anyone who wanted to do such a thing would be able to do it. So it would be unethical of me to print that.
Stuart Gibbs
The idea is that the first season will be book one of the series, and so on.
Stuart Gibbs
Thanks for recommending my books to others! I really appreciate it.
Stuart Gibbs
Glad you have enjoyed my books! I have simply always been fascinated with spy stories -- and the idea that James Bond movies couldn't;t possibly be how the spy world really works. As for my target age group, I started writing the books when my kids were very young and I wanted to write something for them. They've aged out, but I still love writing for kids that age. They're such great, enthusiastic readers.
Stuart Gibbs
My Charlie Thorne series is in third person but shifts perspective throughout.
And I like writing series. I hate to do all the work to create a world and characters and then have to say goodbye to them all.
And I like writing series. I hate to do all the work to create a world and characters and then have to say goodbye to them all.
Stuart Gibbs
Perhaps that will happen some day.
Stuart Gibbs
I have been trying to do this since 2010. No luck yet.
Stuart Gibbs
It is up to my publisher when -- if ever -- there will be a FJGN. Right now, there are not plans for that. And while I appreciate your enthusiasm, I don;t come up with the title first and then write the book. I write the book and then come up with the title.
Stuart Gibbs
I hope that my readers come away with an appreciation of how intelligence and an understanding of science are among the best assets that anyone can have.
Stuart Gibbs
Sorry, but no. There are several thousand cities in China and I couldn't;t use all of them.
Stuart Gibbs
I would love for there to be movies of all of my books. Unfortunately, Hollywood has to agree to make them and that hasn't happened yet.
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(view spoiler)[in the 8th FunJungle book, when the whale explodes, is that based on when, in the 1970s, when the Oregon Department of Transportation blew up a beached whale? (hide spoiler)]
Stuart Gibbs
That incident was an inspiration for the explosion in the book.
Stuart Gibbs
I might start a new series some day. The best place to stay aware of what I have coming next is my website: stuartgibbs.com
Stuart Gibbs
Thank you. I just hope that if I respond to people kindly, maybe they will start to have some empathy for people who are different than they are.
Stuart Gibbs
One of the wonderful things about books is that they introduce us to people who are different that ourselves and help us build empathy. If you truly respect your gay friends -- or have gay friends at all -- it seems that you ought to be comfortable with their relationships, yes? So why would you not be comfortable with a same-sex relationship in a book?
Stuart Gibbs
I would love to have every one of my series turned into a movie or TV show. Sadly, there are no plans to do that for FJ yet.
Stuart Gibbs
I am not planning that at this time.
Stuart Gibbs
I hope to have some good news on the SS movie front soon. Check in at stuartgibbs.com for updates
Stuart Gibbs
By my assessment, the SS books are almost entirely mystery and action. I am not sure how much more mystery and action there could be. There has to be at least some character development in a book.
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