tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post1996492095407916619..comments2024-03-14T09:35:54.372+05:30Comments on Bookish Indulgences: SPECIAL FEATURE :: Farsighted Series by Emlyn ChandDebdatta Dasgupta http://www.blogger.com/profile/12575979550597861075noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-83693190410217610912012-08-23T17:23:13.370+05:302012-08-23T17:23:13.370+05:30What is your favorite book? Thanks. :)What is your favorite book? Thanks. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172010477927104918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-15097242208190637642012-08-21T21:26:54.639+05:302012-08-21T21:26:54.639+05:30Looking forward to something like this. Trying som...Looking forward to something like this. Trying something like reviewing a book should be fun.Sudeshnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12737411955874326893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-19090570250926675152012-08-15T20:34:29.323+05:302012-08-15T20:34:29.323+05:30Oh, yes! I have playlists for each of my YA novels...Oh, yes! I have playlists for each of my YA novels, and I listen to Fleetwood Mac while writing my lit fic. My playlists are here if you want to check them out - http://grooveshark.com/#!/user/Emlyn+Chand/14277281/music/playlistsEmlyn Chandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814483750873404256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-35235206616578716722012-08-15T19:28:47.367+05:302012-08-15T19:28:47.367+05:30Do you find it hard or easy to switch into another...Do you find it hard or easy to switch into another character's voice? I think if I was an author one of my biggest challenges would be making my characters different.Xpixgxzgxloxuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12185722529416788403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-61284890495005050522012-08-11T12:44:14.624+05:302012-08-11T12:44:14.624+05:30Yay for Potterheads :P
My question is do you ever...Yay for Potterheads :P<br /><br />My question is do you ever listen to any music whilst writing? <br /><br />- KateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-72590202060359009232012-08-09T19:59:53.719+05:302012-08-09T19:59:53.719+05:30I have such eclectic reading tastes, but my favori...I have such eclectic reading tastes, but my favorite author would have to be John Irving (Cider House Rules, Prayer for Owen Meany). I'm also a HUGE Potterhead!Emlyn Chandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814483750873404256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-59834236271155669552012-08-09T19:59:15.835+05:302012-08-09T19:59:15.835+05:30Oh yes, it's definitely a crazy non-stop ride,...Oh yes, it's definitely a crazy non-stop ride, but it's my dream, and I'm hanging on tight!Emlyn Chandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814483750873404256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-27207068976763093642012-08-07T22:23:33.842+05:302012-08-07T22:23:33.842+05:30Emlyn,
Who is your favorite author?Emlyn,<br />Who is your favorite author?mamabunny13https://www.blogger.com/profile/03812634171027857183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-20999550178232688982012-08-07T03:33:05.936+05:302012-08-07T03:33:05.936+05:30Emlyn,
How do you find time do so much? My husband...Emlyn,<br />How do you find time do so much? My husband is publishing his first book and it has been a crazy non stop ride so far.BrandyDullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13821487334937351130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-63563545496292305152012-08-07T03:29:23.690+05:302012-08-07T03:29:23.690+05:30Thanks for the awesome giveaway! Sounds like great...Thanks for the awesome giveaway! Sounds like great reads!BrandyDullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13821487334937351130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-35623337602561737392012-08-06T21:20:53.259+05:302012-08-06T21:20:53.259+05:30Oh, ideas come at the craziest times. I get most o...Oh, ideas come at the craziest times. I get most of my ideas while driving, though. I'm an awful driver. Five minutes in the car will get my mind wandering to far and wonderful places. The Farsighted series came to me on a road trip, and the idea for my next YA series, The Timewalker Chronicles, came during a 10 minute drive to Panera--the whole series!Emlyn Chandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814483750873404256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-16469242786056400822012-08-06T21:18:57.535+05:302012-08-06T21:18:57.535+05:30Whoa, Samantha. Those are some serious questions! ...Whoa, Samantha. Those are some serious questions! Somehow I knew Farsighted would be a series when I started it, and I knew it would be a 5-book series as well. I published Farsighted first and took a few months off before starting Open Heart. Ditto on moving from Open Heart to book #3, Pitch. I don't make outlines, but I spend an enormous amount of time in my head, daydreaming about the characters and potential plot lines. I also spend a ton of time doing research and getting into the world. Since book #3 features a psychic medium, I'm reading up on memoirs of famous mediums to learn how they describe their gifts. Basically, I could tell you what happens in book #5, even though I haven't started writing #3 yet!Emlyn Chandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814483750873404256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-74070032106880359012012-08-06T21:16:42.381+05:302012-08-06T21:16:42.381+05:30Hi Lionel, I answered Abby above, but I'll ans...Hi Lionel, I answered Abby above, but I'll answer here too.<br /><br />Everything started with a single image—my face in these tacky oversized sunglasses reflecting out at me from the car’s side mirror. I was daydreaming while my husband drove us across Michigan for my sister’s wedding. Something about my image really struck me in an almost horrific way. I felt the glasses made me look blind but found it so weird that there was still a clear image within them; it seemed so contradictory. At the time, my book club was reading The Odyssey, which features the blind Theban prophet, Tieresias. I started thinking about what it would be like to have non-visual visions of the future and began forming a modern Tieresias in my mind. Lo and behold, Alex Kosmitoras was born. I didn’t want him to be alone in his psychic subculture, so I found other characters with other powers to keep him company. Thank God for my poor fashion sense. Emlyn Chandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814483750873404256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-42730676744047391362012-08-06T21:16:09.673+05:302012-08-06T21:16:09.673+05:30HI, ABBY!!!!
Everything started with a single ima...HI, ABBY!!!!<br /><br />Everything started with a single image—my face in these tacky oversized sunglasses reflecting out at me from the car’s side mirror. I was daydreaming while my husband drove us across Michigan for my sister’s wedding. Something about my image really struck me in an almost horrific way. I felt the glasses made me look blind but found it so weird that there was still a clear image within them; it seemed so contradictory. At the time, my book club was reading The Odyssey, which features the blind Theban prophet, Tieresias. I started thinking about what it would be like to have non-visual visions of the future and began forming a modern Tieresias in my mind. Lo and behold, Alex Kosmitoras was born. I didn’t want him to be alone in his psychic subculture, so I found other characters with other powers to keep him company. Thank God for my poor fashion sense. :-)Emlyn Chandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814483750873404256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-54704014957308911442012-08-06T21:15:32.778+05:302012-08-06T21:15:32.778+05:30Oooo, questions! I didn't realize there'd ...Oooo, questions! I didn't realize there'd be questions. Cool!<br /><br />My favorite character I've created is, no doubt, Shapri Teak. Not only is she the most fun, but she’s also the kind of the person I wish I could have been like back when I was younger. She’s strong, always true to herself, and won’t let anyone disrespect her. Sure, she has fears, but we all do. Shapri is the kind of girl I would love to be friends with. You know she’ll always go to bat for you when you’re too tired to step up to the plate.Emlyn Chandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814483750873404256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-27348955058843802282012-08-06T19:03:53.887+05:302012-08-06T19:03:53.887+05:30I haven't yet had a chance to read Emlyn's...I haven't yet had a chance to read Emlyn's books.. I thought if I can win the giveaway this would be my way to read your books :) and I can not wait to review it.. <3 <3 <3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02461388822334130271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-70236254089302700662012-08-06T16:13:44.237+05:302012-08-06T16:13:44.237+05:30Thanks for the giveaway! I'd love to win sinc...Thanks for the giveaway! I'd love to win since my library doesn't have either of these books on its shelves and Farsighted has been on my TBR forever. My question for Ms. Chand is about writing a series. First, when you wrote book 1, did you know it was going to be a series? Second, did you start the other books in the series before book 1 got published? And third, do you plan and outline your stories before writing?Samantha Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193467123499224688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-7828354211676316962012-08-03T23:57:50.121+05:302012-08-03T23:57:50.121+05:30Emily, how do you get your ideas for your books?Emily, how do you get your ideas for your books?Jax's Book Magichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01521495494901430684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-53639932601022867682012-08-03T20:59:57.786+05:302012-08-03T20:59:57.786+05:30My question to Emilyn is what inspired you to writ...My question to Emilyn is what inspired you to write the 1st Farsighted book? <br /><br />Paul R. HewlettPaul R. Hewletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07145572707588548572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-62749544886918576982012-08-03T16:57:18.466+05:302012-08-03T16:57:18.466+05:30Would LOVE to win this book! and write a review al...Would LOVE to win this book! and write a review also :)N.S.Kirtihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944184287610020416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-67260840248962995922012-08-03T10:10:17.568+05:302012-08-03T10:10:17.568+05:30Emlyn, what gave you insperation for this book?
MY...Emlyn, what gave you insperation for this book?<br />MY NAME IS ABBY!!!!Hp4ever13https://www.blogger.com/profile/15479575475654560652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-41254728789080630272012-08-03T09:56:58.494+05:302012-08-03T09:56:58.494+05:30i would love to win! thanks for the oppertunity!!
...i would love to win! thanks for the oppertunity!!<br />Hp4ever13 is not my name! Its abby. Idon't know why it is like thatHp4ever13https://www.blogger.com/profile/15479575475654560652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-29177447582406431012012-08-03T00:02:47.872+05:302012-08-03T00:02:47.872+05:30My question for Ms. Chand- who is your favorite ch...My question for Ms. Chand- who is your favorite character that you've created?<br /><br />Thanks for this great giveaway :)Jillynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06860170252064776777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-36426740457327583212012-08-02T05:06:36.528+05:302012-08-02T05:06:36.528+05:30Yay! Thank you for making me a star on your blog t...Yay! Thank you for making me a star on your blog this week, Debdatta. Good luck to everyone in the giveaway ;-)Emlyn Chandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814483750873404256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578371666134702214.post-56941564892895246682012-08-01T22:57:59.927+05:302012-08-01T22:57:59.927+05:30would love to read thesewould love to read thesejaimecr76https://www.blogger.com/profile/10878944184873408201noreply@blogger.com