Rosangela

Rosangela asked Cornelia Funke:

I saw Inkheart's movie and I knew right away that I needed to read that book. Of course, I fell in love with Inkspell and I still have to read Inkdeath. I just want to know how did you get that amazing idea? People who can read and take characters out of books! It's so simple and so perfect and you don't know how badly I've been wishing to do that my whole life!

Cornelia Funke As you say, Rosangela: you've been wishing to do that all your life! I guess you mean: meeting the characters of a book?:) Crawling into it?! All of us book-Eaters feel that way! So the idea was quite obvious and I was so sure someone had told that story already. But HOW have them come out? I imagined them first stepping out being as small as a Lilliputian. O no, I thought. I want them to be like us! For that's what they are! The idea to have a human voice lure the characters out finally came from my love for that skill- to read aloud brilliantly is for me utter magic and makes the pages breathe in a way that often not even the moving images on screen can achieve.

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Nərmin

Nərmin asked Cornelia Funke:

Hello and thanks for great book, Inkheart! I loved it and looking forward to read the rest) My question is: Are the epigraphs on each chapter from your favorite books? Thanks))

TK asked Cornelia Funke:

Hi Cornelia, I'm a big fan of 'The Thief Lord' and the 'Inkheart' series - I am so excited to hear of a fourth book being released soon! I particularly love your descriptions of nature and insights into each of your characters. I was wondering whether you know that you'll be turning it into a series when you begin to write about a new idea, and if so, do you plan out what will happen in each book from the very start?

Gaby

Gaby asked Cornelia Funke:

Hi Cornelia! My question: I'm a huge fan of Inkworld and Mirrorworld. Is there any possibility the short stories about this two series of books will become available in English (or Spanish)? Because, I just saw a "Inkheart Novels" (I didn't know they existed) and I already read the "Mirrorworld Anthology" but I'll like to read the Christmas story and the other short stories too. Thank you!

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