Kae

Kae asked Deborah Harkness:

How do you keep yourself from being sucked into the research? Just wikipedia-ing things from your books can keep me procrastinating for hours...

Deborah Harkness A lot of the research was done a long time ago. But I still get sucked into research. It's an occupational hazard as a professor!

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Corina

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What inspired the book Ashmole 782? Have you ever encountered, in your research, a book that brought you that kind of response (not magical, but a shiver down your spine kind of reaction)?

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Sarah Holloway asked Deborah Harkness:

Do the characters in your books become part of your thoughts outside the books? Do you ever have conversations with them?

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Renee Hickman asked Deborah Harkness:

Like so many of your fans, I'm fascinated by your research and all the hidden historical references (or Easter eggs) you sprinkled throughout the trilogy. Did you write with them in mind or did you add them later?

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