Char
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Cornelia Funke:
Hello! I was just wondering 3 things -- 1. Is there any specific language you imagined meg and the other characters speaking - I remember they were near italy? 2. in my copy, it says that it was translated. was it in english? 3. How do get motivated to write? I love writing once I sit down and do it, but I find it hard to make myself. 4. Do you keep a journal?is it good for writers/ people looking to write?
Cornelia Funke
1.
I imagined them to speak German and English...and some Italian because of family relations to Italy- and I ignored the whole language thing with Dustfinger, as he for sure speaks Italian, but as a literary character is understood by everyone:)
In MirrorWorld I take the language them more serious as location is so important.
2
No, I write mostly in German. All other countries translated the German manuscript.
3
I long to write as much as I long to eat chocolate. I want to do it so badly most of the time that it doesn't need much motivation. Editing and rewrites need more discipline sometimes, but as I earn a living with my writing I am used to being my own very strict boss.
Another thing: I write my first drafts into notebooks, that I prepare (I make them as beautiful as I can to lure me in) I noticed that I sit down to write in a much more playful mood with them than when i use the computer
4
I never kept a journal but many writers do. There is no rule whether you should do it or not:) I prefer to put my writing energy into stories
I imagined them to speak German and English...and some Italian because of family relations to Italy- and I ignored the whole language thing with Dustfinger, as he for sure speaks Italian, but as a literary character is understood by everyone:)
In MirrorWorld I take the language them more serious as location is so important.
2
No, I write mostly in German. All other countries translated the German manuscript.
3
I long to write as much as I long to eat chocolate. I want to do it so badly most of the time that it doesn't need much motivation. Editing and rewrites need more discipline sometimes, but as I earn a living with my writing I am used to being my own very strict boss.
Another thing: I write my first drafts into notebooks, that I prepare (I make them as beautiful as I can to lure me in) I noticed that I sit down to write in a much more playful mood with them than when i use the computer
4
I never kept a journal but many writers do. There is no rule whether you should do it or not:) I prefer to put my writing energy into stories
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Catherine
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Cornelia Funke:
In your answer to a previous question about story elements you drew inspiration for from real-life things you said that "a fire eater in a market place" was one of them for Inkheart. In several different parts in Inkspell Fenoglio says he bases his characters off of real people (namely Mo). So, what I'm wondering is, who did he base Dustfinger off of, if anyone? And did that fire-eater you saw look like Dustfinger?
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