Emma Farris
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Laini Taylor:
Did you always know how Akiva and Karou's relationship would end, or did it change during your writing process? I'm writing a paper on how authors use chemistry between characters and need an example. Ever since I picked up Daughter of Smoke and Bone Akiva and Karou have always been one of my favorites. P.S. Currently reading Dreams of Gods and Monsters...LOVE IT<3
Laini Taylor
Hi E-Claire :-) Thanks for the question!! Did I always know how Akiva & Karou would end up? I knew while I was writing DoSaB how I wanted book 1 to end, and I knew how I wanted the overall story ultimately to end. But I didn't know how I would get there, or what would have to happen along the way to "earn" that ending. So it was always a possibility that it wouldn't work out and feel genuine and believable. Generally, that's how I write: I have a sense of where I want to end up, but don't know how I'm going to get there, and have to explore all these pathways of possibility in the middle of the story, hoping to forge a path through to the ending I'm hoping for. But inevitably I discover a lot of unexpected stuff along the way, so things change.
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Tiffany Goldman
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Laini Taylor:
Hey Laini! I've been wondering; how do you develop your characters? Which comes first, the characters or the world? Also, how do you come up with such unique names for your characters? Lastly, what type of notebooks do you recommend for a writer to use when developing/outlining their stories? Thanks so much!
Angela (Books of a Shy Girl)
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Laini Taylor:
What was your dream, before deciding to be a writer?
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