Ask Aprille Legacy Absolutely Anything!! discussion

With Soul Blaze due to come out in little over a month, I'd like to hear if there's anything anyone would like to ask about the series, future books or just me in general! I'd only be too honoured to answer any questions you have.

Why did u edit it? ='( I loved the old version...

I haven't read the book yet. I intend do. I don't read fantasy, young adult novels but I'm interested in knowing the style of a debut novel of someone I have interacted with online.

That being said, have you considered writing for adults? Not the fifty-shades-of-grey adult, of course. I am talking about a generic setting, maybe your hometown, and a raw, dramatic story of different people, with an emotional backdrop of a historical event that you may have witnessed.

I'm asking this because I see that a lot of young people are publishing these days but it always seems to be in the fantasy genre, dystopian mostly. I understand that this is what sells but some of us young people want to read emotional, gritty stories with as much as realism as possible.

All the best for your future projects! :)

. wrote: "Why did u edit it? ='( I loved the old version..."

I edited and rewrote the entire storyline of the Soul Trilogy. I felt that the original one was far too dramatic without cause and didn't make sense in a lot of places. By rewriting it, I've been able to explore and development my world, as well as greatly improving the writing :)

SPRajagopal wrote: "I haven't read the book yet. I intend do. I don't read fantasy, young adult novels but I'm interested in knowing the style of a debut novel of someone I have interacted with online.

That being sa..."

I would absolutely love to do something aimed at an adult audience! At the moment, I feel like my writing skills need to develop a lot more though. I have another book in the works called Ruthless which is a Victorian steampunk set in 1880, so not really what you're talking about but I'm definitely keen to branch out into that genre at some point!!

Are you going to put out excerpts from Ruthless? Are you creating your own steampunk environment, fitting into existing worlds people have created or more along actual historical settings?

An obvious question perhaps, but what was the first book/short story that you read that made you think "I could do this?" And who was the author?

Robert wrote: "Are you going to put out excerpts from Ruthless? Are you creating your own steampunk environment, fitting into existing worlds people have created or more along actual historical settings?"

Here's the Goodreads record for it:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

It's my own steampunk environment. I've had a bit of trouble getting that across to people in the past and have been on the recieving end of rants about all of my historical inaccuracies when really they were all by design.

I'll pop up the first little bit in a separate thread here for you and anyone else who's interested to read :)

Jim wrote: "An obvious question perhaps, but what was the first book/short story that you read that made you think "I could do this?" And who was the author?"

I don't really remember to be honest... But my main inspiration for pursuing writing like this would be Sonya Lano. She's an amazing author and writes some of the most incredible fantasy I've ever read.

What are your tips on getting rid of writers block?

Thanks, would like to read more. I personally don't mind "historical inaccuracies" in fiction, I read for the story. Most peoples ideas about history, even current events are filled with "historical inaccuracies".

Alexis Elizabeth wrote: "What are your tips on getting rid of writers block?"

Well, just like any other writer, I've been plagued by writer's block consistently. The things that I've discovered that help are:

- taking a break. A few days of not even opening the manuscript really help you recover from that frustration. Don't feel guilty about not writing in this time; you've earned it and you need it!

- outside inspiration. Going to the cinemas is one of my favourite things to do. I find that just by being in that environment, the inspiration and motivation to write increases ten-fold. The movies, reading a book in the same genre, or finding new writing music are some of my favourite ways to refresh.

- Last but not least : Powering through! I know this sounds horrible and you cringe at the thought of looking at the manuscript, but one of the biggest causes of writer's block is not knowing where to take the scene next.
Teaming up with a fellow writer and setting a word limit you both have to beat can be the best way to get through that one scene. It'll be painful, and you'll more than likely churn out absolutely awful writing, but that's what editing is for. The main thing is that you got through that scene and now have material to work with.

ALSO: Listen to this guy and look how happy he is playing the violin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qayJY...

Hope that all helps :P

Robert wrote: "Thanks, would like to read more. I personally don't mind "historical inaccuracies" in fiction, I read for the story. Most peoples ideas about history, even current events are filled with "historica..."

The book is about 70% complete, so I hope to have it out in the next year or so. I personally love historical re-imaginings, and I can only hope people will like my rendition of the 1800's :)

Aprille wrote: "Jim wrote: "An obvious question perhaps, but what was the first book/short story that you read that made you think "I could do this?" And who was the author?"

I don't really remember to be honest...."

Wow, I never knew this - it sounds dorky but I'm really humbled by having inspired anyone in any small way... I just hope you don't ever give up writing! You'd better keep on it :-P Is editing still kicking your... er... butt?

Cora wrote: "First of all, congratulations on your books! I have the first on my Kindle and I can't wait to read it. I was wondering if you could tell me a little bit about your publishing process and what all ..."

Aw thanks! I hope you like it :)
Well, I'm self-published through Createspace.com and they make the process very easy (sometimes... on a good day). Being self-published means I have to do everything myself, editing, PR, cover shoots and all that fun stuff. It's exhausting a lot of the time, but reading reviews and hearing back from Goodreaders makes it all worth it :)

Clicked on that violin video: MADE. MY. DAY.

In other news: congrats on the second Soul Fire book--not long now until it comes out!

Always puts me in a good mood, that guy.

And thanks! I'm starting to get very nervous now!

Aw, don't be nervous!

Looking forward to it...but the curiosity is killing me. (Per usual, for me. I have the bad habit of frequently looking up book release dates and staring at them even though I know they aren't coming out for a while yet...Makes one very, very curious about what they might find when they actually get to read it...)

Cora wrote: "So I had a sort of random question that just popped into my head - if Soul Fire was made into a movie and you could choose anyone to cast it, who would play the characters? I'm just sort of interes..."

Ooh this is an interesting question...
I'd be very tempted to only hire unknown actors. But if I had to cast..
Anna Kendrick as Sky
Billy Burke as Jett

aaaand that's where I draw a blank! Lol, who would you think to cast? I'm curious now

Cora wrote: "Ah thats hard! I'm sure in my head whilst reading I had a specific person imagined but now I can't quit remember! I like what you said about unknowns, new faces are refreshing. But if I were to cas..."

I thought Kaya looked familiar, she's Effy from Skins! I haven't seen Douglas Booth in anything but he seems to fit the bill pretty well ;)
Have you read the second book? There's a couple of new characters who would be fun to cast.

Cora wrote: "I have not yet, though it's already purchased and downloaded on my kindle. I have a couple books I need to read first but then I plan on reading that right after. I can't wait, the last book ended ..."

Oooh yay! I'm really curious to see what you think :D