Ask the Author: Rachel Aaron
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Rachel Aaron
Yes! I intend to turn all the Heartstriker books into audio books (and actually finish the series for once, since I will actually have the contracts!). This is my next project after we get NDFL into print, so more than a month, but hopefully before the end of the year.
I'd LOVE to get Luke Daniels to do NDFL, but I'll have to see if I can afford him <3
I'd LOVE to get Luke Daniels to do NDFL, but I'll have to see if I can afford him <3
Rachel Aaron
Yes, YES, and yes! I watched all of Bleach (even the really bad stuff). I'm STILL watching One Piece (just finished the Marineford arc...OMG so amazing!) and Eli was actually originally conceived as "Fantasy Lupin."
So yeah, I'm a pretty huge anime fan! My current favorite shows are Attack on Titan (is there anyone who doesn't love that show?), Sword Art Online, and Madoka Magica (most amazingly mind tripy magical girl show ever). I also really love reading josei manga. My recent favorite "stay up all night must read this" was Kimi wa Petto. Perfect mix of cute/funny/and serious.
Thanks for asking!
So yeah, I'm a pretty huge anime fan! My current favorite shows are Attack on Titan (is there anyone who doesn't love that show?), Sword Art Online, and Madoka Magica (most amazingly mind tripy magical girl show ever). I also really love reading josei manga. My recent favorite "stay up all night must read this" was Kimi wa Petto. Perfect mix of cute/funny/and serious.
Thanks for asking!
Rachel Aaron
Oh yes, in the next book actually. Bethesda's way of doing things caries a very heavy cost, and Julius isn't as willing to put up with things in Hearstrikers #2. We should see some very interesting developments in the mother/son dynamic
Rachel Aaron
I've currently got 2k to 10k in Amazon Select/Kindle Universe, which sadly demands exclusivity at this time. My renewal is up at the end of September, however, so hopefully I'll be able to get it onto more formats then.
Thanks so much for your interest!
Thanks so much for your interest!
Rachel Aaron
NDFL is not available in print yet, but I'm already working to get it out in IRL book form by next month! Hopefully in September we'll have lovely print copies :D
Rachel Aaron
I still really hope so. Unfortunately, I have very little control over this. My publisher for Eli, Orbit Books, sold the audio rights for the first three books to Brilliant Audio way back in 2009, but Brilliant hasn't come back for the last two. I'm not sure why, I'm reasonably certain the first three are selling well, but I can't make them spend money, you know?
One of my dreams is to have the money to buy my own audio rights back from Orbit and just hire Luke Daniels to read it myself. Until then, though, there's nothing I can do but wait and hope Brilliant Audio changes their mind.
I'm very sorry about this, by the way. I think the last two books are available through text-to-speech on some ebooks (I know the Kindle edition has this feature). Computer voice isn't anywhere NEAR as great as actual narration, but at least you could finish the story.
Anyway, thank you so much for listening to the first three. I'm so so so glad you enjoyed them. I wish I had a better answer.
One of my dreams is to have the money to buy my own audio rights back from Orbit and just hire Luke Daniels to read it myself. Until then, though, there's nothing I can do but wait and hope Brilliant Audio changes their mind.
I'm very sorry about this, by the way. I think the last two books are available through text-to-speech on some ebooks (I know the Kindle edition has this feature). Computer voice isn't anywhere NEAR as great as actual narration, but at least you could finish the story.
Anyway, thank you so much for listening to the first three. I'm so so so glad you enjoyed them. I wish I had a better answer.
Rachel Aaron
I'm hoping so. There's no solid timelines in writing, though. if I get stuck on a book, there could be a gap since I'm not going to release a book until I'm sure it's up to snuff.
Barring disaster, I'm hoping to do three books per year. For example, Heartstrikers #2, One Good Dragon Deserves Another, should be out in November.
Thank you for reading!!!
Barring disaster, I'm hoping to do three books per year. For example, Heartstrikers #2, One Good Dragon Deserves Another, should be out in November.
Thank you for reading!!!
Rachel Aaron
Actually, I can't handle Horror at all! I get scared very easily. The creepier parts of FORTUNE'S PAWN were about as deep into horror as I can go.
My next book is actually an Urban Fantasy called NICE DRAGONS FINISH LAST (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... : coming July 15!), and it's very much like my Eli books in spirit even though the characters have phones and cars. I am also doing the early work on a new Paradox trilogy, however, so I'm not done with Space Opera yet.
Thank you for asking!
My next book is actually an Urban Fantasy called NICE DRAGONS FINISH LAST (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... : coming July 15!), and it's very much like my Eli books in spirit even though the characters have phones and cars. I am also doing the early work on a new Paradox trilogy, however, so I'm not done with Space Opera yet.
Thank you for asking!
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