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Dear Anne. This isn't exactly a question but a result. I'm a musician and use the words 'Stick Insect' as the title of a recording. You can hear it here: https://mahakalamusic.bandcamp.com/album/stick-insect I wrote the liner notes. I feel a bit like this isn't the place to tell you this but thought I'd give it a try. Please remove this if it is inappropriate.?George Cartwright
Anne Charnock Hi George, Thanks for this and for your subsequent email. I'm delighted that A CALCULATED LIFE (which opens with a scene where Jayna tends her stick insects) has inspired the title of your recording! I do enjoy seeing inspiration migrating to another art form. Good luck!
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Hi Anne. I just started reading "Bridge 108" and the opening chapter seemed familiar to this reader. Is "Bridge 108" an expansion on "The Enclave" novella? Just curious. I will read on. Always enjoy your work. Cheers!
Anne Charnock Hi Michael. You are correct! The Enclave forms the first three chapters of Bridge 108. I made some minor changes to those chapters so that they sat well within the overall arc of the novel. I loved switching between point of view characters in The Enclave, and felt there was so much scope for other characters in the novella to come to the fore. Hope you enjoy it! And a happy new year to you.
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Ms Charnock, Hello. I was just wondering how your work came to the attention of 47 North? Thank you Hope
Anne Charnock Hi Hope, I don't know. I can only guess that, at the time, 47North was looking through self-published titles for this particular subject matter, noted that the book had several good reviews, and liked my writing style and the book's title. My lucky day.
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Hi Anne I've just last night finished reading A Calculated Life and I thought it was outstanding. While I agree with you that it feels complete and doesn't need a sequel, I'm still interested in reading The Enclave and I was wondering if there are plans for an electronic edition (or, indeed, if I'm just failing to spot the existence of an electronic edition...)? Al
Anne Charnock Hi Al, I'm so sorry I didn't spot your question sooner. I'm delighted you enjoyed A Calculated Life! That's great to hear. The Enclave is now available as a kindle ebook on Amazon (and for other Ereaders shortly, I believe). I'm in the midst of adding The Enclave to Goodreads.
It isn't a sequel to ACL. It cuts across the world of ACL and has a new set of characters. I hope you enjoy it. I certainly enjoyed returning to the enclaves in my imagination. And I still believe the novel doesn't need a sequel. Many thanks for your interest. Anne
PS I'd love to say there are deliberate allusions to Tolstoy and Proust, but they weren't intended. If there seem to be connections it might be the result of coincidence in our thematic interests...?
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What are you currently working on?
Anne Charnock I'm on the go with two writing projects. I'm polishing a novella that spans from present day to the near future. I read an excerpt from this novella at Norwescon in Seattle and the reaction was very encouraging. And I'm in the midst of writing my second novel! This new novel is also set in different time periods—past, present and future. So that's quite a challenge but I'm loving every minute (well, nearly every minute).
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