Trever
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Nicholas Eames:
I have a goofball question for you. You have a LOT of pipe and pipesmoking references in your books. What inspired this? The reason I'm interested is that I am a professional carver of fantasy-themed pipes, and have done this fulltime for the past 22 years now. In fact, if you ever need to know pipe trivia or info for any reason, just give me a buzz and I'll be happy to help.
Nicholas Eames
Hi, Trever! Thanks!
I hope I haven't made a fool of myself due to a comprehensive lack of pipe-knowledge! You must have some pretty amazing pipes in your collection.
I mostly wanted it to help make things familiar, especially when it comes to our perception of the rock stars my mercenaries represent. I've seen Kirk Cobain chain-smoke through a half-hour interview, and a lot of musicians I've studied tend to smoke when they can't get their hands on another, less acceptable vice.
Also, personally, I just like writing smoking scenes. They give my characters something to do between lines. Having had many deep conversations with smokers, I find a lot of profound things are said after a long drag or a slow exhalation!
Thanks for reading my stuff!
Nick
I hope I haven't made a fool of myself due to a comprehensive lack of pipe-knowledge! You must have some pretty amazing pipes in your collection.
I mostly wanted it to help make things familiar, especially when it comes to our perception of the rock stars my mercenaries represent. I've seen Kirk Cobain chain-smoke through a half-hour interview, and a lot of musicians I've studied tend to smoke when they can't get their hands on another, less acceptable vice.
Also, personally, I just like writing smoking scenes. They give my characters something to do between lines. Having had many deep conversations with smokers, I find a lot of profound things are said after a long drag or a slow exhalation!
Thanks for reading my stuff!
Nick
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Jo Padovani
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Nicholas Eames:
Dear Nick, I read KotW last april and it became one of my favorite books, I just started Bloody Rose (in English, because it hasn't been translated in Italian yet). I also "forced" my boyfriend to read KotW and he loved it!! (so it's not really forcing right?) He often tells me:"Oh the Saga... I miss them!" and I feel the same. Will KotW be made into a movie o tv series? much love from Giorgia and Matteo
Esme
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Nicholas Eames:
Hello! This will sound like a silly question - but how old are your main protagonists? There's an r/fantasy challenge going on that's a Bingo of sorts. One of the squares is "Getting Too Old for this Crap" Where the main character or one of them has to be over 50, anyone from your book qualify?
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