Ask the Author: Lori Martin
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Lori Martin
Every day was just the same.
Every day was just the same.
Every day was just the same.
Lori Martin
Oh, that has to be Elizabeth and Darcy in Pride and Prejudice. The true-love couple who heartily dislike each other at first is the basis of every rom-com, but no one has ever done it better than Austen.
Lori Martin
I'm very glad to hear Calling Up the Fire was a satisfying ending for you after so many years. Thanks for letting me know!
Lori Martin
Almost! We're in the proof stage right now, so we're expecting to publish Calling Up the Fire by the end of this month (September 2014). Thanks so much for your interest - not to mention your patience!
Lori Martin
Hi Elizabeth - Sorry for the long wait and thanks for hanging in there! Yes, the sequel with be out very soon. I don't have an exact date, but sometime next month (September 2014). I'll post to let you know as soon as it's up. Thanks for asking - I really appreciate your interest after all this time!
Lori Martin
I have a new fantasy in the works (unrelated to the world of The Darkling Hills). A switch to revolving first-person narrations, as the story is told through the eyes of four main characters, has been an interesting challenge for me. Four distinctive "voices" are required to tell a bigger, fast-paced story.
Lori Martin
Hi John! Did you get my message about previewing the sequel? I tried you on here and on Facebook. If not, message me here with your new account.
About going "george rr martin" (no relation to me, alas) - I love the way you're asking the question! I didn't decide to do it that way and then push the plot points to it. It was the other way around - the story wound up calling for it. More specifically, the sacrifice at the heart of the love story was an essential part of the plot, one of almost the first scenes I had in my mind when I began writing. The "sin" at the center of the story also had to be paid for, in some manner, although there's a paradox there because, as Dalleena says, the goddess wills it so how can it be a sin? I think why it all had to be that way becomes clear in the sequel (and conclusion of the story), Calling Up the Fire.
That said, other readers have made the same objection!
About going "george rr martin" (no relation to me, alas) - I love the way you're asking the question! I didn't decide to do it that way and then push the plot points to it. It was the other way around - the story wound up calling for it. More specifically, the sacrifice at the heart of the love story was an essential part of the plot, one of almost the first scenes I had in my mind when I began writing. The "sin" at the center of the story also had to be paid for, in some manner, although there's a paradox there because, as Dalleena says, the goddess wills it so how can it be a sin? I think why it all had to be that way becomes clear in the sequel (and conclusion of the story), Calling Up the Fire.
That said, other readers have made the same objection!
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