GK prequels and sequels *UPDATES* - Page 4

**Lady Brenlis** · 10-07-2009, 03:13 PM

Wow! That's great, Melanie! So glad to hear it! That's gotta feel real good, getting 'er done.

I'm looking forward to having an excuse to reread GK!

Did you scrap what you'd written previously or finish it up?

**ltngu6** · 10-07-2009, 05:08 PM

Woooot! I'm so excited. Congratulations Melanie! I'm off to have a drink in the Kiwi Bar ....

**starstorm** · 10-10-2009, 06:38 PM

Oh, COOL!!!!! Wonderful, wonderful news!! I actually just re-read GK earlier this year because it had been a while since I last read it, and it's such a great book. I'm so happy it's finished!!!

Melanie, is the Gordon Crabbe artwork still going to be used? I've loved that painting ever since you showed a lucky few of us the print at WorldCon in 98. Funny thing, I Googled the artist's name a couple of months ago, checking yet again to see if he happened to have a website up... and I found his agent's site. Poking around, I clicked on the Originals For Sale link and THERE WAS THE DIVINER! For a reasonable price, even, considering what a Whelan painting goes for (no doubt due to its smallish size--it's just 10 x 16). I sent an inquiry to Ms. Eldred, and a short while later the painting arrived on my doorstep, complete with the original DAW label on the back from 1997

. The incredible detail he's put into a piece that size just blows me away! I had it framed at a place that does fabulous work, and this beautiful painting is now in a place of honor in my house. I'll be so thrilled if this is the painting that is still going to grace the cover of the book!

I've uploaded some photos to a Google album if anybody's curious to see: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo...eat=directlink

**The Creator** · 10-10-2009, 10:38 PM

Thank you thank you for posting this--I haven't seen that c-print of the cover in about 10 years, and was trying to remember the basics so I could tie in some descriptions in the text. You have just made my life easier--and these days, that's pure gold to me.

**starstorm** · 10-11-2009, 05:50 PM

Glad I could help! Fantastic that they are going to use that artwork!

**CamiTheEvil** · 10-13-2009, 08:14 PM

WOW - great news, I'm glad I finally came back to the BB after months of being gone. But one quick question -

WHY in Goddess's Green Creation would you want to move to OREGON?!?!?!?

(I live here, am a transplant from Colorado. Trust me. It sucks)

((mostly the weather, we just started the "Forget About Seeing the Sun For 6 Months" part of the year))

**Aladra** · 10-14-2009, 05:06 PM

That's great news!! Yay!!

**The Creator** · 10-24-2009, 10:16 PM

Belated reply to the question about what I used and what I didn't of what I'd already written--
Yes, I used it, but yes, I changed it quite a bit. And the Diviner didn't turn out to be the character I thought he would--I mean, he's the right character, but his character is different, if you get what I mean.
(Sorry, brain fried just by watching the Pythons talk about "Life of Brian"--I was laughing so hard I didn't dare watch the movie itself again in case I did myself an injury. One thing I hadn't known was that Keith Moon "came over to play" with them in Barbados while they were beginning the process of writing "Brian." I always thought he'd make an outstanding guest star in any or all of the Python ventures. Dear Looney Moonie...)
Anyhow, re: the Diviner, he did turn out to be interesting in ways different from the ways I'd originally thought he'd be interesting. And I'm still not making any sense, am I?

**r_c_cola2001** · 10-25-2009, 11:11 AM

Actually, it makes perfect sense. You started with one premise of him, and he grew on his own from there, and you simply went with the flow. I do it in DnD campaigns all the time

Its the whole reason I refuse to plan anything out anymore, and just free flow everything. Stupid NPC's never do what I tell them >.<

**Davvi** · 10-25-2009, 07:27 PM

This is great news. Look forward to it

**Elizabeth Arlen** · 10-27-2009, 12:51 PM

YES! Such wonderful news! I'm so excited about the Diviner and Fire Raiser! Woot! I was telling a friend about Melanie just the other day and I was sad about waiting for sequels and now I check the BB and...such wonderful news! YAY!

So throwing a party...

**Lady Ara** · 10-27-2009, 03:20 PM

Oh my goodness. I am speechless. Speechless and excited. This is awesome. But all my copies of GK are in the US, so I'm going to have to give thought to the logistics of a reread. Hmmm... But woooo!

scrimuviv · 11-03-2009, 03:02 AM

I accept with information:Jenifer and Kate cannot even begin to write their books until Melanie has finished Diviner. You can't write a sequel without knowing the history that came before.
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**The Creator** · 02-27-2010, 11:04 PM

Locus has once again acknowledged that I exist. They ignored "Fire Raiser" in terms of reviewing it, but in this month's issue there's a little announcement in the news section that I'd turned in "Diviner." I didn't tell them, and my agent didn't tell them, so I'm thinking it was either my publisher (DAW for this one) or one of you adorable people. If the latter, thanks much.
Also re: Locus--I don't know if any of you subscribe to it, but all of you ought to know the name Charles Brown. Well, Charlie died last year. He was the editor of Locus. My Charlie Story is that the first time I met him, I hadn't had anything published yet--was introduced to him at a party at a Worldcon. I'd spent the evening blithering, basically, meeting all these people I'd read forever, and I'd practiced my manners: "It's a very great pleasure to meet you, ((whomever))." So when I'm introduced to Charlie, I shook his hand and said, "I'm very pleased to meet you, Mr. Locus."
He never let me forget it, either!
But y'know, I was right.

**b4dave** · 06-10-2010, 03:14 PM

I was just wondering if there was a pub date for Diviner yet?

10-07-2009, 03:13 PM	#46
Lady Brenlis Prophetess Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 4,722	Wow! That's great, Melanie! So glad to hear it! That's gotta feel real good, getting 'er done. I'm looking forward to having an excuse to reread GK! Did you scrap what you'd written previously or finish it up? __________________ Lady Brenlis's Exiles Research: http://www.melanierawn.com/collan/index.php Jodi's Exiles Character List: http://melanierawn.com/exiles.characters.html Last edited by Lady Brenlis : 10-07-2009 at 03:44 PM.

10-10-2009, 06:38 PM	#48
starstorm Member Join Date: Sep 1995 Location: Dallas Posts: 37	Oh, COOL!!!!! Wonderful, wonderful news!! I actually just re-read GK earlier this year because it had been a while since I last read it, and it's such a great book. I'm so happy it's finished!!! Melanie, is the Gordon Crabbe artwork still going to be used? I've loved that painting ever since you showed a lucky few of us the print at WorldCon in 98. Funny thing, I Googled the artist's name a couple of months ago, checking yet again to see if he happened to have a website up... and I found his agent's site. Poking around, I clicked on the Originals For Sale link and THERE WAS THE DIVINER! For a reasonable price, even, considering what a Whelan painting goes for (no doubt due to its smallish size--it's just 10 x 16). I sent an inquiry to Ms. Eldred, and a short while later the painting arrived on my doorstep, complete with the original DAW label on the back from 1997 . The incredible detail he's put into a piece that size just blows me away! I had it framed at a place that does fabulous work, and this beautiful painting is now in a place of honor in my house. I'll be so thrilled if this is the painting that is still going to grace the cover of the book! I've uploaded some photos to a Google album if anybody's curious to see: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo...eat=directlink __________________ ~Anna

10-11-2009, 05:50 PM	#50
starstorm Member Join Date: Sep 1995 Location: Dallas Posts: 37	Glad I could help! Fantastic that they are going to use that artwork! __________________ ~Anna

10-13-2009, 08:14 PM	#51
CamiTheEvil The One And Only Evil Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Hell & High Water (literally...) Posts: 121	WOW - great news, I'm glad I finally came back to the BB after months of being gone. But one quick question - WHY in Goddess's Green Creation would you want to move to OREGON?!?!?!? (I live here, am a transplant from Colorado. Trust me. It sucks) ((mostly the weather, we just started the "Forget About Seeing the Sun For 6 Months" part of the year)) __________________ ---- The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don’t just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary. —James D. Nicoll

10-14-2009, 05:06 PM	#52
Aladra Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,573	That's great news!! Yay!! __________________ "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall down an open sewer and die" ~Mel Brooks

10-07-2009, 05:08 PM	#47
ltngu6 Call me Lucy! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 956	Woooot! I'm so excited. Congratulations Melanie! I'm off to have a drink in the Kiwi Bar ....

10-10-2009, 10:38 PM	#49
The Creator Melanie Rawn Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 376	Thank you thank you for posting this--I haven't seen that c-print of the cover in about 10 years, and was trying to remember the basics so I could tie in some descriptions in the text. You have just made my life easier--and these days, that's pure gold to me.

10-24-2009, 10:16 PM	#53
The Creator Melanie Rawn Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 376	Belated reply to the question about what I used and what I didn't of what I'd already written-- Yes, I used it, but yes, I changed it quite a bit. And the Diviner didn't turn out to be the character I thought he would--I mean, he's the right character, but his character is different, if you get what I mean. (Sorry, brain fried just by watching the Pythons talk about "Life of Brian"--I was laughing so hard I didn't dare watch the movie itself again in case I did myself an injury. One thing I hadn't known was that Keith Moon "came over to play" with them in Barbados while they were beginning the process of writing "Brian." I always thought he'd make an outstanding guest star in any or all of the Python ventures. Dear Looney Moonie...) Anyhow, re: the Diviner, he did turn out to be interesting in ways different from the ways I'd originally thought he'd be interesting. And I'm still not making any sense, am I?

10-25-2009, 11:11 AM	#54
r_c_cola2001 I am what you pray for... Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Michigan, more than one place Posts: 242	Actually, it makes perfect sense. You started with one premise of him, and he grew on his own from there, and you simply went with the flow. I do it in DnD campaigns all the time Its the whole reason I refuse to plan anything out anymore, and just free flow everything. Stupid NPC's never do what I tell them >.< __________________ ...And on that final day, as he lay in a field, staring up at the sky, he finally found peace. "After Ajora's death, the church had to unite St. Ajora with God making him divine. To do that, unsuitable facts had to be deleted from history and St. Ajora had to become a 'Child of God'." Final Fantasy Tactics

10-25-2009, 07:27 PM	#55
Davvi Lord of Goddess Kelp Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: In my own little Bubble World Posts: 1,072	This is great news. Look forward to it __________________ Two wrongs don't make a right, but they may be more fun. God don't let you hang from his steel, why should I let you hang on mine (riggers quote - P Garland) D'oh! I'm the monkey-wrench! Lady M

10-27-2009, 12:51 PM	#56
Elizabeth Arlen Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Washington State, US Posts: 19	YES! Such wonderful news! I'm so excited about the Diviner and Fire Raiser! Woot! I was telling a friend about Melanie just the other day and I was sad about waiting for sequels and now I check the BB and...such wonderful news! YAY! So throwing a party...

10-27-2009, 03:20 PM	#57
Lady Ara The Expat Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: London Posts: 1,943	Oh my goodness. I am speechless. Speechless and excited. This is awesome. But all my copies of GK are in the US, so I'm going to have to give thought to the logistics of a reread. Hmmm... But woooo!

11-03-2009, 03:02 AM	#58
scrimuviv Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1	I accept with information:Jenifer and Kate cannot even begin to write their books until Melanie has finished Diviner. You can't write a sequel without knowing the history that came before. ________________________ Credit assurance pret immobilier emprunt banquaire \| Comparatif assurance pret immobilier taux credit simulation \| Credit assurance pret immobilier

02-27-2010, 11:04 PM	#59
The Creator Melanie Rawn Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 376	Locus has once again acknowledged that I exist. They ignored "Fire Raiser" in terms of reviewing it, but in this month's issue there's a little announcement in the news section that I'd turned in "Diviner." I didn't tell them, and my agent didn't tell them, so I'm thinking it was either my publisher (DAW for this one) or one of you adorable people. If the latter, thanks much. Also re: Locus--I don't know if any of you subscribe to it, but all of you ought to know the name Charles Brown. Well, Charlie died last year. He was the editor of Locus. My Charlie Story is that the first time I met him, I hadn't had anything published yet--was introduced to him at a party at a Worldcon. I'd spent the evening blithering, basically, meeting all these people I'd read forever, and I'd practiced my manners: "It's a very great pleasure to meet you, ((whomever))." So when I'm introduced to Charlie, I shook his hand and said, "I'm very pleased to meet you, Mr. Locus." He never let me forget it, either! But y'know, I was right.

06-10-2010, 03:14 PM	#60
b4dave Giddy Up Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: South of Sanity Posts: 509	I was just wondering if there was a pub date for Diviner yet? __________________ I will have you know that I engage in random acts of whimsical debauchery and gallant tomfoolery...now where is my drink?....I need to mingle.

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