Five Questions for MWT at the Horn Book

[ccwtaylor.livejournal.com]

Here's the link--https://www.hbook.com/?detailStory=five-questions-for-megan-whalen-turner-2021  Talking about how she thought The Thief was a stand alone book, she says--"I trimmed away everything that didn’t absolutely have to be on the page to tell that first story. I didn’t know Barbara Barstow at the Cuyahoga County Public Library was going to tempt me into writing a sequel — or that the one sequel would turn into a twenty-year-long odyssey. If I’d have known, I never would have cut out those extra details — every single one of which turned out to be so important that I had to find a way to work it in later"  I would like to know which details those are!  I was also tickled by a glimmer of hope that we might get to see more of Sophos's sisters.

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[eachase.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing!

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

It's really nice to hear that she's open to other plot lines in the Sounis universe (I know, it probably should be called the Queen's Thief universe or Attolia universe but, hey, Livejournal Sounis) but in a relaxed way without a timeline. Plus, it sounds like she has lots of deleted scenes to draw upon, so easy-peasy.

It took me some time to appreciate the sacrifices Irene must have made and to understand her motivations better. Huh, not just me, I guess. And the part about deliberately setting aside her favorite story idea to write TT--can't wait to see what's next.