BryanThomasS: Future Guests 4/11 RoundTable- Aliens/Monsters 4/18 Space Battles Authors 4/25 @StinaLeicht 5/2 @jsprunk70 5/9 @RobertJSawyer #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 00:55:39 +0000 2012)
talekyn: @lindapoitevin I’d get more done tonight, but SOMEBODY agreed to be the #sffwrtcht guest, and I can’t just leave her to face them alone. (Thu Apr 05 00:58:41 +0000 2012)
sffwrtcht: Welcome to Science Fiction Fantasy Writer�s Chat. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:00:33 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Our goal is to talk w/ writers, editors, & others abt the craft of writing, specifically related to writing speculative fiction. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:00:42 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Our format is round table discussion. Please restrict ?s to writing craft, business of writing & the specific works of the guest. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:00:50 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Please wait until your question gets answered to ask another & use the hashtag #sffwrtcht for all questions and comments. (Thu Apr 05 01:00:57 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: We may hold questions at times to allow our guest to answer and catch up. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:01:08 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @LindaPoitevin was born and raised in British Columbia in an era when writing was “a nice hobby, dear,” but not a real job. sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:01:19 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: She worked at a variety of secretarial jobs before joining the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) as a civilian dispatcher. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:01:27 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: After marrying a cop, Linda went on to become a real estate agent and then a human resources consultant before starting a family. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:01:39 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Now a stay at home mom and full time writer, her novels include SINS OF THE ANGELS, SINS OF THE SON, and A FAIRY TALE FOR GWYN. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:01:48 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: In addition to her books, Linda also does freelance writing and editing. Info abt her services can be found http://t.co/RR2pPtMj #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:02:18 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Linda is a member of @sfwa, Quebec Writers’ Federation, RWA, RWA Futuristic Fantasy Paranormal Chapter, and Ottawa RWA. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:02:26 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Welcome back to #sffwrtcht @lindapoitevin. It�s cool that we�re each talking from a different Ottawa tonight! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:02:36 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: Welcome back to #sffwrtcht @lindapoitevin. It�s cool that we�re each talking from a different Ottawa tonight! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:02:36 +0000 2012)
lindapoitevin: Thanks very much, Bryan! And yes, talk about coincidence. It was very cool finding out there was another Ottawa. # sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:03:18 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin Let’s start by asking you how did your interest in SFF develop? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:03:30 +0000 2012)
shadowflame1974: @lindapoitevin good evening! Glad you could join us tonight #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:04:18 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: My dad was an avid SF fan and I was an avid reader. Once I started picking up his books, I was hooked. Fantasy just followed. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:04:32 +0000 2012)
lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS I don’t doubt that. Below freezing again here tonight. 
#sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:04:58 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: No pressure @lindapoitevin but @talekyn and I both read both Grigori books and @followthelede read the 2nd. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:05:03 +0000 2012)
DavidRozansky: Checking in to #sffwrtcht, but also working on galley edits for Space Battles: Full-Throttle Space Tales #6. #scifi #books (Thu Apr 05 01:05:17 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin Rain and thunder here now. Who were some of your favorite authors growing up? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:05:21 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @shadowflame1974 Hey! Thanks…kind of nervous to be honest. Not sure my fingers can keep up. 
#sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:05:30 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @DavidRozansky YAY SPACE BATTLES! #sffwrtcht #6 #scifi #books (Thu Apr 05 01:05:46 +0000 2012)shadowflame1974: @lindapoitevin You will be just fine. Don’t worry we won’t let you get lost. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:06:00 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @DavidRozansky Thanks for checking in, David! 
#sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:06:06 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: Asimov, Heinlein, Clarke, Piers Anthony, Ursula le Guin, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Mary Stewart. # sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:06:28 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: RT @lindapoitevin: Asimov, Heinlein, Clarke, Piers Anthony, Ursula le Guin, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Mary Stewart. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:06:54 +0000 2012)talekyn: @BryanThomasS @lindapoitevin @followthelede Nope, no pressure at all. None. Just pretend we’re not even here. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:07:11 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin How did you get started as a writer? Did you study craft in college? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:07:40 +0000 2012)talekyn: Speak for yourself. RT @shadowflame1974 @lindapoitevin You will be just fine. Don’t worry we won’t let you get lost. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:08:00 +0000 2012)
followthelede: We’re inconspicuous. RT @talekyn: @BryanThomasS @lindapoitevin @followthelede Just pretend were not even here. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:08:13 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @talekyn @BryanThomasS @followthelede So now I’m talking to myself? Lol…I don’t find that encouraging, somehow. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:08:22 +0000 2012)talekyn: @DavidRozansky Howdy, David! Thanks for the chance to be a part of Full Throttle Space Tales # 6. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:08:36 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin No David and @shadowflame1974 are still here #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:08:40 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: I�ve always written for fun, but started seeking publication 12 yrs ago. No formal education but I�ve had some fabulous mentors. # sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:08:47 +0000 2012)
Wyld_Dandelyon: @lindapoitevin Don’t worry, we slow down for guests when they need it, even without the interjection of the guy behind the screen #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:08:51 +0000 2012)
italkparanormal: RT @sffwrtcht: Linda is a member of @sfwa, Quebec Writers’ Federation, RWA, RWA Futuristic Fantasy Paranormal Chapter, and Ottawa RWA. # … (Thu Apr 05 01:08:55 +0000 2012)
DDSyrdal: Ooo, hey all. Just caught @lindapoitevin ‘s tweet abt the chat #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:08:59 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: RT I�ve always written for fun, but started seeking publication 12 yrs ago. No formal educatn but I�ve had some fabulous mentors #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:09:17 +0000 2012)followthelede: Unlikely. Believe me. =) RT @lindapoitevin: @talekyn @BryanThomasS @followthelede So now Im talking to myself? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:09:30 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @DDSyrdal Another friendly face! Welcome! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:10:06 +0000 2012)shadowflame1974: @BryanThomasS @DDSyrdal @Wyld_Dandelyon @talekyn ssshh don’t tell her there are lots of people watching the stream! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:10:19 +0000 2012)talekyn: @lindapoitevin @followthelede Perhaps we’d better stop teasing and let you actually answer some of @BryanThomasS’s questions, eh? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:10:21 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @lindapoitevin Where did the idea for the Grigori Legacy series come from? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:10:28 +0000 2012)
PrinceJvstin: I know little of your work, but hello and welcome to #sffwrtcht @lindapoitevin (Thu Apr 05 01:10:52 +0000 2012)followthelede: @lindapoitevin So, after having read book 2 (blast B&N brick-and-mortar stores) I’m wondering if you grew up Catholic? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:11:00 +0000 2012)DDSyrdal: @lindapoitevin Hiya thought I’d drop in for moral support! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:11:10 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @sffwrtcht Um, if I admit that I had to go look those up to see what exactly they were, would that give you your answer? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:11:21 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @talekyn @followthelede @BryanThomasS It’s all good…I’m keeping up. *types faster* #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:11:46 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: I didn�t originally plan to write a series, just a standalone novel. It didn�t become a series until about 3/4 way thru book 1. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:13:10 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin What drew you to urban fantasy? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:13:20 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: The very beginning idea, tho, came from the Sarah McLachlan song ANGEL. She sang about finding comfort in the arms of an angel #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:13:22 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: And I started thinking “but what if there is no comfort there, but something else entirely?” #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:13:36 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: How did you get started as a writer? Did you study craft in college? #sffwrtcht(Thu Apr 05 01:13:43 +0000 2012)shadowflame1974: @lindapoitevin ohh those pesky plot lines that stretch over several books. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:14:03 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: Default. I didn�t set out to write in any particular genre but rather to tell a story. That story just happened to fit into UF. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:14:56 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: How do you define urban fantasy? What are its core elements? #sffwrtcht(Thu Apr 05 01:15:26 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: SINS OF THE ANGELS is about a Toronto cop who finds herslf investigatng a serial killer jst as an attractive new partner shows up #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:16:05 +0000 2012)
LeahPetersen: Love that song. RT @lindapoitevin: The very beginning idea, tho, came from the Sarah McLachlan song ANGEL. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:16:07 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Then she discovers the secret connection between her new partner and the serial killer. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:16:12 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Even more complicated, she discovers a secret connection between the partner and her which could change everything. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:16:20 +0000 2012)followthelede: What made you decide to make the religious trappings Catholic, then? RT @lindapoitevin: @followthelede Nope. Baptized United. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:16:34 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @mpax1 It’s like when I try to write a short story and end up with a novel. Seems to be a theme for me. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:16:35 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @LeahPetersen It remains part of my playlist. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:17:00 +0000 2012)
hyperlouis: @lindapoitevin Do you tightly outline, or just follow the impulses? Did series come from having more to say > characters/world? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:17:08 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @followthelede A good friend of mine provided much of my early brainstorming. She grew up Catholic & had SO many stories for me! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:17:46 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Did you outline the entire book before sitting down to write? How detailed are your outlines? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:18:04 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @hyperlouis I have a good sense of where I want to end up, but the road there is pretty spontaneous. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:18:36 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: For me, UF blends elements of the supernatural with a real world setting. If there is a romantic element, a HEA isn�t necessary. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:19:06 +0000 2012)followthelede: What is HEA? MT @lindapoitevin: For me…If there is a romantic element, a HEA isn�t necessary. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:19:56 +0000 2012)
mpax1: RT @lindapoitevin: For me, UF blends elements of the supernatural with a real world setting. If there is a romantic element, a HEA isn�t … (Thu Apr 05 01:20:03 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @sffwrtcht Outline. Hm. I know I�ve heard that term somewhere before… #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:20:04 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @shadowflame1974 Ah. Never seen that. Thanks #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:20:11 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin How did you get started as a writer? Did you study craft in college?.. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:20:19 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: LOL. I�m not much of an outliner, I�m afraid. SINS OF THE ANGELS unfolded to me much the way it does to a reader. 1 pg at a time. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:20:22 +0000 2012)shadowflame1974: @lindapoitevin yea another Pantser! lol #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:20:31 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @sffwrtcht It meant a lot of editing when I finally figured out what was happening in the story, lol! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:20:39 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @lindapoitevin I imagine. Ok so no outline. Do you write in Scrivener, word? With music? What are some tools you use? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:20:59 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @followthelede Sorry, that’s my romance background coming out. Happy ever after. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:21:09 +0000 2012)
littlefluffycat: @BryanThomasS #sffwrtcht Well, an urban setting. Although personally I think that can include a non-rural suburb. (Thu Apr 05 01:21:15 +0000 2012)followthelede: @lindapoitevin Was Sins of Angels your first novel sale? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:21:39 +0000 2012)talekyn: We are Legion! RT @shadowflame1974 @lindapoitevin yea another Pantser! lol #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:21:52 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @littlefluffycat Yeah I always ask the authors how they define their genre. It’s interesting. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:22:02 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @sffwrtcht I’ve just started using Scrivener with my WIP & love it. Always write with music. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:22:52 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: Did you spend much time researching Toronto and the Toronto Police before writing or just call on past knowledge? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:23:03 +0000 2012)followthelede: I’m one too. RT @talekyn: We are Legion! RT @shadowflame1974 @lindapoitevin yea another Pantser! lol #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:23:06 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @HappyTwilighter I’m nowhere near that organized. Ever! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:23:28 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @lindapoitevin Do you have any writing study/training in your b.g. or did you just learn through trial & error? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:23:38 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @followthelede I had one romance sell to a small press a few years ago. But my current pub considered me debut in the UF genre. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:24:07 +0000 2012)shadowflame1974: @talekyn @lindapoitevin @followthelede I think maybe @BryanThomasS might feel outnumbered tonight #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:24:25 +0000 2012)mpax1: @lindapoitevin @sffwrtcht How does scrivner differ from MSWord and the like? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:24:48 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @sffwrtcht Trial and error and a couple of fabulous mentors in a critique group. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:24:48 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: How much research did you into angels? Toronto? Police? What kinds of sources did you rely on? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:25:03 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @mpax1 @sffwrtcht Eek! Not sure I can answer that in 140 characters! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:25:43 +0000 2012)
louisbshalako: @lindapoitevin UF allows use of characters accessible to modern readers, i.e. not Beowulf or Parsifal? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:25:44 +0000 2012)DDSyrdal: @lindapoitevin Apart from your own police training & hubby on the force do you have other police sources? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:25:53 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Book 2, SINS OF THE SON, has the angels your protagonist, Alex Jarvis, met in SINS OF THE ANGELS back on Earth & trouble brewing. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:25:55 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin Feel free to use multiple tweets #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:26:03 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @mpax1 @sffwrtcht Have you checked out their site? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:26:04 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @louisbshalako No, more it takes myths & legends and drops them into a modern setting. Like @Kevin_Hearne’s Iron Druid series. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:27:14 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: Always a sad chat when I have to block @shadowflame1974 and @talekyn for distracting me. But sigh, we do what we have to do… #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:27:22 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: You introduced a lot of new POV characters this time around. What made you decide to go that direction with the second book? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:27:51 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @DDSyrdal Hubby’s former partner was female and an absolute goldmine of info for me. She was one of my beta readers for bk 1. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:27:57 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin Did you have a friend who’s a former angel to beta read too? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:28:28 +0000 2012)mpax1: @lindapoitevin #sffwrtcht Yes, I have. Was wondering what made u switch. (Thu Apr 05 01:29:07 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @mpax1 @sffwrtcht I’m still figuring out Scriv, but my fave part is being able to put each scene into its own file. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:29:16 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @mpax1 @sffwrtcht When I rearrange the folders, the scenes automatically move around too. Then I can compile into Word doc with #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:30:01 +0000 2012)talekyn: @BryanThomasS @shadowflame1974 We’re making faces at Bryan, but he can’t see them because he’s got us blocked. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:30:18 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @mpax1 @sffwrtcht just one button. Does that make any sense? #sffwrtcht(Thu Apr 05 01:30:20 +0000 2012)followthelede: @lindapoitevin Are Henderson and Riley characters you intend to develop further? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:30:29 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin You compile from Scrivener into Word? Never heard people moving it back. Heard of people importing #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:30:39 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS LOL…well, I consider many of my friends to be angels, so yes, I suppose I did. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:30:53 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: Tell us a little about how you choose and define characters? #sffwrtcht(Thu Apr 05 01:31:14 +0000 2012)shadowflame1974: @BryanThomasS I think it converts to a rtf file that can be opened in Word #sffwrtcht same with LSB (Thu Apr 05 01:31:25 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin I see SO Alex Jarvis is based on you–seeing angels everywhere #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:31:26 +0000 2012)talekyn: @lindapoitevin You have the series roughly plotted out. Any room in there for short stories to expand the characters? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:31:27 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @talekyn Stop making faces and go play scrabble. It’s your move. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:32:04 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @followthelede They definitely make another appearance in bk 3. No idea if they’ll be in book 4 yet. See? Pantser all the way. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:32:11 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin So it’s not a trilogy? There are 4 books? How many total do you plan? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:32:33 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS I compile when it’s time to print out the mss to send to a beta reader/editor. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:32:43 +0000 2012)mpax1: RT @lindapoitevin: Join me tonight to talk #urbanfantasy, #writing & more! #sffwrtcht live at 9 pm EST @AceRocBooks @SFWAauthors (Thu Apr 05 01:32:48 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin Are you telling me it’s hard to tell Armageddon in 3 books? COME ON… #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:32:52 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS And hearing voices…never forget the voices! 
#sffwrtcht(Thu Apr 05 01:33:14 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: You introduced a lot of new POV characters this time around. What made you decide to go that direction with the second book? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:33:43 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @talekyn *shudder* I so don’t do short stories…but again, never say never, right? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:33:51 +0000 2012)followthelede: @lindapoitevin Back and forth between Toronto & Vancouver then? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:34:16 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS You looking for spoilers here? Not going to happen, my friend! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:34:37 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin Ah yes, the voices. But that’s just residue from being a dispatcher #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:34:39 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin No I’m curious if it’s 5 books, 15 books. Will @BrandSanderson need to finish them? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:35:00 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @followthelede Book 3 is in Toronto, yes. Book 4 is…a surprise. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:35:12 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @lindapoitevin I found it a bit harder getting into book 2 because of all the new POV characters. Took longer to get going. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:35:42 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: I didn�t really think of it as changing direction, more just continuing the story. The additional POV characters were (1/2) #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:35:55 +0000 2012)DDSyrdal: @lindapoitevin Fun! Glad to hear there are even more planned #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:35:59 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @lindapoitevin So I was just wondering why you decided to introduce so many new ones? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:36:01 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS (2/2) necessary to the telling of that story. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:36:14 +0000 2012)followthelede: @lindapoitevin Why do you think Angels/Gods/Supernatural beings giving up their divinity/immortality/powers for a human appeals? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:36:18 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS LOL…perhaps…hadn’t thought of that! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:36:44 +0000 2012)followthelede: @lindapoitevin … because the reverse is the recipe for horror… #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:36:45 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS @BrandSanderson The story arc winds up in four books. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:37:09 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin HA TRICKED YOU INTO THE SPOILER j/k #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:37:26 +0000 2012)talekyn: I’d be happy to collaborate. *grin* RT @lindapoitevin *shudder* I so don’t do short stories…but again, never say never, right? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:37:34 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @sffwrtcht It can be more difficult, especially when you’re accustomed to reading just one or two POVs, I think. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:38:06 +0000 2012)followthelede: @lindapoitevin … and not in the least bit appealing or romantic. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:38:18 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin My 2nd novel had 16 POV characters. But I introduced them slowly and some were just a few scenes. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:38:36 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: You also wrote A FAIRY TALE FOR GWYN, a romance, right? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:38:41 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Why switch genres on book 2? Why not another romance? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:39:13 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @followthelede Why does it appeal to me, you mean? Or to people in general? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:39:19 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS It can be tricky finding the balance, yes. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:40:12 +0000 2012)followthelede: People in general. But, sure, why does it appeal to u 2. RT @lindapoitevin: Why does it appeal to me…Or to people in general? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:40:34 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @sffwrtcht When I started writing the 1st in this series, I thought it would be a PNR. That�s what I intended. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:41:10 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @The story kept growing, tho, & refused to be defined that way. In staying true to that story, I had to give up on romance, lol. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:41:32 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @lindapoitevin Is book 3 turned in yet and coming out next year around this time? What’s it called? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:41:46 +0000 2012)shadowflame1974: RT @talekyn: @followthelede @lindapoitevin it’s just an extension of our romance with “sacrifice for love,” taken to the extreme #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:41:58 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @talekyn @followthelede I would agree, but add that it makes us feel a little more powerful to know that our gods can be human. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:42:28 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin Do you have any plans to write other genres or series any time soon? #sffwrtcht Anything you can say about those? (Thu Apr 05 01:43:08 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: So have I missed any questions? Keeping track is TOUGH, lol! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:43:15 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin Yes When can we expect book 3 and what’s it called? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:43:55 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @sffwrtcht Bk 3 is my WIP, called SINS OF THE RIGHTEOUS. No pub date as yet, but I promise to yell fm rooftops when I know! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:44:05 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin And tell us please a little about A FAIRY TALE FOR GWYN. What’s it about? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:44:24 +0000 2012)mpax1: #sffwrtcht @lindapoitevin How do u market the series when the books fall into dif genres? Do you just stick w/ the original genre or switch? (Thu Apr 05 01:44:25 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: I�ll be tied up with books 3 & 4 for a while. After that, I have another UF series in mind, but it�s nowhere near fleshed out. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:44:46 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @lindapoitevin Was it paranormal romance or more straight romance? fantasy romance? smutty romance? I’ll stop now… #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:45:05 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @mpax1 It’s marketed as straight UF, but a number of reviewers have noted the crossing of genres. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:45:38 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS Think of it as Notting Hill with kids and a role reversal. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:46:06 +0000 2012)hyperlouis: @lindapoitevin Should self-published authors continue to submit to mags and book publishers and if so, why? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:46:18 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin @kenscholes and I love that movie. @jay_lake mocks #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:46:39 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @DDSyrdal I know I’m not in the States, but I plead the 5th on that one! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:46:41 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @hyperlouis I think that needs to be a personal choice, based on what the author’s goals are. If you want to see your work on a #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:47:39 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @hyperlouis store shelf, then traditional pub is still the way to go, I think. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:48:07 +0000 2012)hyperlouis: @lindapoitevin I want to see my name on cheques. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:48:16 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @DDSyrdal You know about the 17 versions of chapter 1, right? ‘Nuff said. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:48:49 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @hyperlouis Again…personal choice. Some indie authors are doing very well, others aren’t. I suggest doing your research and #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:49:51 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @hyperlouis basing your decision on as many facts as you can muster. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:50:11 +0000 2012)DDSyrdal: @Lindapoitevin Do you ever write scenes out of order, or do you always start at the beginning and write thru to the end? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:50:53 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: @hyperlouis Cheques can come from a wide variety of places. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:51:08 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin can be found via her website at http://t.co/eQaLWujU, here on Twitter or on Facebook. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:51:27 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: Please `Like� our Facebook group: http://t.co/CeHHv4UT #sffwrtcht(Thu Apr 05 01:51:41 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin Any plans to do another romance? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:51:50 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Next week @littlefluffycat leads a Roundtable on Monsters & Aliens. #sffwrtcht(Thu Apr 05 01:52:05 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: We have all the transcripts, extra interviews, giveaways, and more at:http://t.co/O8BgrDYp #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:52:26 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @DDSyrdal I’ve tried writing out of order, but a part of me needs to be a little bit linear or I lose track of where I am. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:52:45 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @lindapoitevin Ok so while there’s still time, what kind of research did you do for this series? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:53:08 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @DDSyrdal I have enough trouble keeping the story straight as it is, sometimes! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:53:14 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin Yeah @Paulskemp does that. Write whatever scene he wants to in any order but between us, he’s nuts. Shhhhh. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:53:44 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS Not in the foreseeable future, no. But I still have a strong romantic streak in me, so who knows? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:53:46 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: @hyperlouis Magazine sales can increase your name recognition, your audience, as can anthology sales. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:53:58 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: I did a lot of reading via both the Internet and my library. I wanted to build a framework that would be familiar to people. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:54:25 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @sffwrtcht But only to a point, after which I wanted to put my own spin on things. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:54:32 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin No he’s great and I admire @Paulskemp for that. Like you, I can’t write that way. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:55:16 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @Wyld_Dandelyon @hyperlouis A very good point. (You can tell I’m new at this, right?) #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:55:45 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS @Paulskemp I wish I COULD write like that. I might not have 17 versions of chapter 1. *sigh* #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:56:33 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: @lindapoitevin LOL The way the publishing industry has changed, I think we’re ALL new at it every year right now! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:56:47 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: #sffwrtcht the column talks #podcasting and more with @shaunfarrell of @AISFPpodcast this week http://t.co/Kx5YWXpi #mywana #scifi #fantasy (Thu Apr 05 01:56:50 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: #sffwrtcht the column talks #podcasting and more with @shaunfarrell of @AISFPpodcast this week http://t.co/1T1tJ6DJ #mywana #scifi #fantasy (Thu Apr 05 01:56:50 +0000 2012)followthelede: @lindapoitevin So what’s the deal with Father Marcus? Why introduce him then yank him midway? Is he in Book 3? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:57:08 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: #sffwrtcht the column talks #podcasting and more with @shaunfarrell of @AISFPpodcast this week… http://t.co/W5eg91BA (Thu Apr 05 01:57:51 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @Wyld_Dandelyon Also a very good point! I’ve taken to referring to it as “the best of times & the worst of times.” #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:58:05 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @followthelede Again with the spoilers, lol! He filled a necessary role in book 2, & may reappear in 3. I haven’t decided yet. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:59:08 +0000 2012)
flashfictionmag: RT @sffwrtcht: Next week @littlefluffycat leads a Roundtable on Monsters & Aliens. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:59:27 +0000 2012)littlefluffycat: RT @sffwrtcht: Next week @littlefluffycat leads a Roundtable on Monsters & Aliens. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:59:27 +0000 2012)
StinaLeicht: RT @sffwrtcht: Future Guests 4/11 RoundTable- Aliens/Monsters 4/18 Space Battles Authors 4/25 @StinaLeicht 5/2 @jsprunk70 5/9… (Thu Apr 05 01:59:43 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin Well, he does sort of disappear. But he’s obvious a minor character in the book #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:59:45 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS But I think I’ve got it now. That must count for something, right? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 01:59:54 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: RT @lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS Don’t ask. But yes, really. *sigh* #sffwrtcht Are you a glutton for punishment? (Thu Apr 05 02:00:03 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: @lindapoitevin Did you ever talk about how you choose your characters? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:00:06 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin I hope you do. Well I enjoyed your books. I highly recommend them. Thanks for making time to chat with us! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:00:27 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS He is…and at least he wasn’t a POV character! #sffwrtcht(Thu Apr 05 02:00:34 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin And please, set a book in Ottawa so I can read about it and compare to Ottawa, KS, ok? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:00:50 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @Wyld_Dandelyon Not sure I understand the question. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:01:03 +0000 2012)followthelede: @lindapoitevin Sorry (though not a major spoiler, and believe me I have ?s surrounding those) #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:01:19 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin She asked a questions earlier about characters. @Wyld_Dandelyon #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:01:22 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS My pleasure, Bryan! Thanks for inviting me! #sffwrtcht(Thu Apr 05 02:01:36 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: RT: Wyld_Dandelyon: Tell us a little about how you choose and define characters? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:02:03 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: @lindapoitevin Why these characters instead of other characters? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:02:25 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin LOL Ok miss mysterious. Will there be angels in book 3? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:02:26 +0000 2012)shadowflame1974: @lindapoitevin thank you for chatting with us tonight! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:03:01 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin No problem. That’s why I’m here. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:03:38 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin LOL Shall I be more subtle? Will feathers be present in book 3? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:04:35 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @Wyld_Dandelyon Choosing a female detective was very natural for me given my background & cop hubby. Angels just happened. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:04:40 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: @lindapoitevin It’s been fun to have you here tonight! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:04:45 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @Wyld_Dandelyon Blame it on that Sarah McLachlan song! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:05:04 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @shadowflame1974 My pleasure! And thank you for making my 1st Twitter chat so much fun! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:05:38 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin LOL Thanks. You did great. Interesting stuff, Linda. I wish you continued success. Especially w/ avoiding spoilers #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:05:52 +0000 2012)talekyn: @BryanThomasS @lindapoitevin We missed the most important Q of the night! #TeamAramael or #TeamSeth??? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:05:59 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS Ooh…a pillow fight. I hadn’t thought of that… #sffwrtcht(Thu Apr 05 02:06:02 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: @lindapoitevin There’s lots worse ways to get ideas! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:06:05 +0000 2012)followthelede: @lindapoitevin Did you ever see City of Angels or Wings of Desire? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:06:24 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @Wyld_Dandelyon It’s been great fun being here. I think that’s the fastest hour I’ve ever spent! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:06:33 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin DOH Just when I thought I sucked her back in, she’s out again… #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:06:34 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin IT does fly by indeed. I warned ya. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:06:52 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS Top secret clearance when I was a dispatcher. And 3 teen daughters. I’m a pro at avoiding questions. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:07:15 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: @lindapoitevin If it’s a pillow fight, the feathers will fly, and @BryanThomasS will get his wish! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:07:26 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @followthelede City of Angels is where I first heard the ANGELS song. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:07:40 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Thanks all for coming. A transcript of this #sffwrtcht with @lindapoitevin will be available shortly at http://t.co/1PXRKsSu (Thu Apr 05 02:07:43 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @talekyn @BryanThomasS #TeamI’mStillNotSaying. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:08:10 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS Told you. 3 teen daughters. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:08:37 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin @talekyn Maybe it’ll all end on Cardno Avenue or whatever that was #TeamI #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:08:50 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @Wyld_Dandelyon @BryanThomasS That’s what I was thinking, yes! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:09:01 +0000 2012)DDSyrdal: @lindapoitevin Well I’ll say I’m #TeamSeth But you knew that #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:09:43 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin Now you can type faster to keep up texting with your girls and impress them with your skills #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:09:57 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @talekyn @BryanThomasS And once again, you could not be further from getting me to respond. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:10:28 +0000 2012)shadowflame1974: @talekyn @lindapoitevin @BryanThomasS ohhh I miss pillow fights and such when I head to bed after the chat? #sffwrtcht #GetsUpEarly #SoSad (Thu Apr 05 02:10:33 +0000 2012)followthelede: Team Seth here too. RT @DDSyrdal: @lindapoitevin Well Ill say Im #TeamSeth But you knew that #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:10:50 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS I wish it worked that way. Texting requires thumbs, tho, and mine just aren’t delicate enough. *sigh* #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:11:19 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin Actually Aramael was a very different character in Book 2. I was rather sad for him. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:11:25 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin LOL I use the same fingers I use to type: index fingers and thumbs to send #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:11:45 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @DDSyrdal I did, yes. Much to my surprise, #TeamSeth seems to be winning, too. I always thought Aramael was more sympathetic. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:12:06 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @shadowflame1974 @talekyn @BryanThomasS Bryan wants a pillow fight in book 3. With feathers. On Cardno Avenue. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:12:47 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin Well you made Seth need her more. And Aramael didn’t fight hard enough to keep her so of course Seth won. Sigh. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:12:49 +0000 2012)talekyn: @lindapoitevin Oh, I’m long past trying to get you to respond. But I’ll gladly stir others up! @BryanThomasS #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:13:07 +0000 2012)DDSyrdal: @lindapoitevin Well, I haven’t gotten my hands on a copy of bk 2 yet, who knows where my sympathies will lie after I read it? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:13:09 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin I want THE ONE to kick Lucifer’s butt with pillows from the Sky on Carno Avenue, yes I do #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:13:15 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS @talekyn @DDSrydal Ewww…really?!? #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:13:16 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS Thank you! Me, too! Poor guy… #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:13:42 +0000 2012)followthelede: @DDSyrdal Seth, believe me. I’ve ONLY read book 2. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:14:02 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin I KNEW IT! The fate of the universe rests on good pillows. I’ve always said this in church #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:14:58 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @DDSyrdal Well, I’ll certainly WANT to know! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:15:09 +0000 2012)followthelede: this time it was BTS not me. Just saying. RT @lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS Spoiler alert!!! LOL #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:15:56 +0000 2012)lindapoitevin: @BryanThomasS Egad…maybe those down pillows are what’s left of… O.O #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:16:24 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin Shhhhhhh don’t give that away. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:16:47 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @lindapoitevin Ok good night all. We’ll leave it on that note. Pillows might be…. O.O Linda will be back next year to explain. #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:18:58 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: I bet a pillow stuffed with angel feathers would be powerful magic! #sffwrtcht (Thu Apr 05 02:19:47 +0000 2012)Participants
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